Beware of fake 500 rupee note in the market??
Many of us must have received fake notes from shopkeepers. Apart from this, many times it happens when we go to the bank with money, then it comes to know that the given note is fake. Similarly, many customers are getting fake notes from ATMs too. In such a situation, it is very important to know how to identify real and fake notes.
Generally, 500 note is in more circulation. If you are also having difficulty in differentiating the fake or genuine notes of Rs 500, then now there is no need to worry because the bank OF INDIA' target='_blank' title='reserve bank of india-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>reserve bank of india (RBI) itself has issued a checklist that can be followed to detect counterfeit notes.
According to a recent RBI report, banks received fake notes worth Rs 5 crore in the year 2020-21. Out of the total 2,08,625 counterfeit notes seized, other banks caught 2,00,518 notes while RBI got 8107 fake notes. At the same time, in the year 2019-20, 30,054 fake notes of Rs 500 were caught i.e. an increase of 31.3% in the fake notes caught by the officials.
How to identify fake Rs 500 notes?
RBI has given a few main pointers to identify the note, after reading all these points, your work will become easy and then you will not face any loss.
* If you keep a 500 rupee note in front of the light, then you will see 500 written in special places.
*Even after keeping the note in front of the eye from an angle of 45 degrees, you will see 500 written in these places.
* At this place 500 written in Devanagari will be seen.
* The picture of mahatma gandhi is shown right in the center.
* letters of india and india will be seen written.
* If you bend the note lightly, then the color of the security thread will be seen changing from green to indigo.
* The picture of mahatma gandhi and an electrotype watermark will also be visible.
* The color of the number 500 written changes from green to blue.
* Right side circle box with 500 written on it, 5 bleed lines on the right and left side, and emblem of Ashoka Pillar, mahatma Gandhi's picture which is ruffly printed.
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