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Back The new ₹500 notes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series are different from the present series in colour, size, theme, location of security features and design elements. The size of the new note is 66mm x 150mm. The colour of the notes is stone grey and the predominant new theme is Indian heritage site - Red Fort. Obverse Reverse View Poster Rollover to view features of the New ₹500 Notes 1 1 See through register in denominational numeral 2 2 Latent image of the denominational numeral 3 3 Denominational numeral in Devnagari 4 4 Orientation and relative position of Mahatma Gandhi portrait changed 5 5 Micro letters ‘भारत’ and ‘India’ 6 6 Windowed security thread changes colour from green to blue when note is tilted 7 7 Guarantee clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem shifted towards right 8 8 Mahatma Gandhi's portrait and electrotype (500) watermarks 9 9 Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side andbottom right side 10 10 Denomin...