With several complaints and rumours about "fake new notes" of Rs 2,000 denomination, there is some wariness among the people as the notes come into wider circulation. However, the new notes not only have several security features difficult to counterfeit, there are many ways the users can verify if the notes are genuine. The seven "bleed lines" on the side of the Rs 2,000 notes, and five lines on Rs 500 notes are in raised printing or intaglio. While the Rs 2,000 note's paper is in magenta, the Rs 500 note is in stone gray. The Rs 2,000 note is part of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, with a motif of Mars orbiter Mangalyaan on the reverse.

Source: India Today November 15, 2016 05:06 UTC