Security features of a genuine Rs 500 currency note

The new Rs 500 currency note was introduced into the banking system in November, 2016 after the old one was scrapped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The new Rs 500 note along with the Rs 2,000 note was unveiled with new security features along with some old ones. Here is a look at these features to help you distinguish between a genuine Rs 500 currency note and a fake one:


On the front:

• See through register where the number 500 can be seen when held against light
• Latent image where the number 500 can be seen when the note is held at a 45 degree angle at eye level
• The number 500 in Devnagiri
• Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in the centre
• Color shift windowed security thread where colour changes from green to blue when note is tilted
• Guarantee clause, RBI governor's signature with Promise clause and RBI emblem towards the right
• Portrait and electrotype watermark
• Number panels with digits from small to big
• Denominational number with Rupee sign (Rs 500) with color changing ink (green to blue)
• Ashok Pillar emblem
• Circle with Rs 500 in raised print (2) For the visually impaired there is a raised portrait of Gandhi, Ashok emblem, bleed lines, and identification marks
• 5 Angular bleed lines in raised print (2) For the visually impaired there is a raised portrait of Gandhi, Ashok emblem, bleed lines, and identification marks

Also read: How to identify a genuine Rs 2,000 bank note

On the reverse:

• Year the note is printed
• Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
• Language panel
• Motif of Red Fort with Indian flag
• The number 500 in Devnagiri