The 19 Features of New Rs 2000 notes

November 09, 2016 0 Comments




With the announcement of withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) is introducing Rs 2000 notes. From the midnight of November 8, 2016, the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 has become invalid.


According to the statements of RBI, the central bank will issue Rs 2000 currency notes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) series. However, these notes will not have inset letters and it will bear the signature of Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel. The note also carries the year of printing, 2016 on the reverse of banknote.

The new currency will also carry the motif behind Mangalyan on the reverse side of the note. It also depicts India’s first venture into the interplanetary space. Magenta is the base color of the note. Both observe and reverse sides of the note have other designs and geometric patterns.


As usual, the Rs 2000 also have features that enable people to differentiate the original from fake. The note also contains features for visually impaired. The 19 features of new Rs 2000 will be:

On the obverse:


  1. See-through register, which contains denominational numeral 2000
  2. It will also have Latent image along with denominational numeral 2000
  3. The denominational numeral is written in Devnagari (२०००)
  4. The centre of the note contains the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Left side of the bank note carries Micro letters 'RBI' and '2000'
  6. The Windowed security thread comes with inscriptions 'भारत', 2000, and RBI with colour shift. When the note is tilted, the colour of the thread changes from green to blue
  7. Governor's signature with Promise Clause, Guarantee Clause,  and RBI emblem towards right
  8. Denominational numeral with Rupee Symbol, '2000' in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right
  9. Ashoka Pillar emblem is displayed on the right, Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (2000)  watermarks
  10. Number panel with numerals that grows from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side
  11. For the visually-impaired: Intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, bleed lines, identity mark, and Ashoka Pillar emblem
  12. Seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print
  13. Horizontal rectangle with '2000' in raised print on the right

On the reverse side:

1.    Year of printing on the left
2.    It also carries Swachh Bharat logo with slogan
3.    The Language panel towards the centre
4.    Motif of Mangalayan
5.    The Denominational numeral in Devnagari (२०००)

The dimension of Rs 2000 will be 66 mm × 166 mm, which is the final feature of this new currency note.




  

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