New Features, Design and Facts About New 500 Rupees Note Issued By RBI (2016)

After banning of Rs. 500 & Rs. 1000 Notes in all India, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Issued Brand New Notes of Rs. 500 & Rs. 2000. Other currency notes such as Rs. 10, 20, 50, 100 will available in New design soon or later this year. Here are some new feature and facts about New 500 Note described below. 

New 500 Rupees Note Features

Major Things to know about new Rs. 500 note:

1. The size of the new note is 63mm x 150mm. (6.3cm x 15cm)
2. The base colour of the note is Stone Grey.
3. The new note design has motif of the Red Fort (Lal Killa) on the reverse (Back Side).
4. The New Note bearing the signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India.

New Features on Observe (Front Side)

1. See through register in denominational numeral.

2. Latent image of the denomination numeral.

3. Denomination numeral in Devanagari.

4. Orientation and relative position of Mahatma Gandhi portrait changed.

5. Windowed security thread changes colour from green to blue when note is tilted.

6. Guarantee clause, Governor's signature with promise clause and RBI emblem tilted towards right.

7. Portrait and electrotype watermarks.

8. Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side.

9.Denomination in numerals with rupee symbol in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right.

10. Ashoka pillar emblem on the right.

For visually impaired persons

Raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka pillar emblem, based and identification mark.

11. Circle with Rs 500 in raise print on the right.

12. Five bleed lines on left and right in raised print.

Reverse (Back Side) of the Note

13. Year of printing of the note on left.

14. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan.

15. Language panel towards centre.

16. Red Fort- an image of Indian heritage site with Indian flag.

17. Denomination numeral in Devanagari on right.

(Official Feature List Issued By RBI)