New high-secured Rs.500 notes

Its new high-security Rs 500 notes were released to banks for distribution on Sunday.Banks have been advised to make separate arrangements for the elderly and women, a senior government official.

New Rs 500 note is expected to ease pressure on banks’ cash position and improve liquidity in the market.

According to the Central Bank statement, the new Rs 500 banknotes bears the signature of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel.

The stone grey-coloured note bears the year of printing ‘2016’ and the Swachh Bharat logo printed on the reverse.

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Obverse:

1. See through register in denominational number.
2. Latent image of the denominational number.
3. Denominational number in Devnagari.
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, Government's signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem shifted    towards right.
7. Portrait and electrotype watermark.
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:

Intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka pillar emblem, bleed lines and identification mark continue.

11. Circle with Rs 500 in raised print on the right.
12. 5 bleed lines on left and right in raised print.

Reverse:

13. Year of printing of the note on left.
14. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan.
15. Language panel with slogan.
16. Language panel towards centre.
17. Red Fort — an image of Indian heritage site with Indian flag.
18. Denominational numeral in Devnagari on right.

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