How to identify a genuine Rs 2,000 bank note

Prime Minister Narendra Modi infamously demonetised the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes on November 8, 2017 and replaced them with Rs 2,000 and new Rs 500 notes. Even though the new currency notes come packed with security features, a year on, the number of fake notes in the system has increased. To help you identify a genuine Rs 2,000 note, here is the list of its features.

On the front:

• See through register where the number 2000 can be seen when held against light
• Latent image where the number 2000 can be seen when the note is held at a 45 degree angle at eye level
• The number 2000 in Devnagiri
• Micro letters RBI and 2000
• Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in the centre
• Ashok Pillar emblem
• Horizontal rectangle with Rs 2000 in raised print (2) For the visually impaired there is a raised portrait of Gandhi, Ashok emblem, bleed lines, and identification marks

On the reverse side:

• Year the note is printed
• Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
• Motif of Mangalyan