Many of us have most likely received counterfeit notes from merchants. Many Indians cannot tell whether the Rs 500 note in their pocket is genuine or counterfeit because counterfeit notes look identical to genuine ones. Don't worry if you can't tell the difference between fake and real Rs Rs 500 notes; the Reserve Bank of India has issued a checklist that can be used to identify fake notes. Here's how to tell if your Rs 500 notes are genuine :
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India's signature appears on the Rs 500 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series. A "Red Fort" motif depicts the country's cultural heritage on the reverse. The note's base colour is stone grey. Other designs and geometric patterns on both the obverse and reverse of the note complement the overall colour scheme.
Here is how you can check if your 500 rs note is real or fake?
1)A see-through register with the denomination 500.
2) A latent image with the denomination 500.
3) The denominational numeral 500 in Devanagiri script.
4) Mahatma Gandhi portrait in the centre
5) Bharat (in Devnagri) and 'India' are micro letters.
6) Color shift windowed security thread with 'Bharat' (in Devnagri) and 'RBI' inscriptions. If you slightly bend the note, you can see the security thread change colour from green to blue.

7) The guarantee clause, the governor's signature with the promise clause, and the RBI emblem to the right of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait.
8) Watermarks of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait and electrotype (500)
9) Number panel with ascending front numerals on the top left and bottom right sides
10) On the bottom right, a denominational numeral with a rupee symbol (Rs 500) in colour changing ink (green to blue).
11) Right Ashoka pillar emblem
12) Some features for visually impaired people-
Mahatma Gandhi portrait (4), Ashoka Pillar emblem (11), circular identification mark with microtex Rs 500 on the right, and five angular bleed lines on both the left and right sides.
13) The note on the left was printed in the year
14) Swacchh Bharat logo with slogan
15) Language panel
16) Motif of Red Fort
17) Denominational numeral 500 in Devnagri
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