ANNEXURE

Existing Security and Revised / Additional Security Features of Rs.50,

Rs.100, Rs.500 and Rs.1000 Denominations

Sl. Existing specification/ security Proposed specification/ Security

Feature Denomination
No. feature feature
1. Paper All Banknotes are printed on a special Grammage
watermarked paper with substrate 90 GSM (±3) for Rs 10 to Rs 1000
cotton and cotton rag. This gives
Caliper thickness
the note a unique “feel” and
crackling sound. 110 microns (±5) for Rs 10 to Rs
Grammage 1000
82 GSM for Rs 10 to Rs 500 and
87.5 GSM for Rs 1000
Caliper thickness
100 microns for Rs 10 to Rs 500
105 microns for Rs 1000
2. Watermark All Mahatma Gandhi watermark with a Existing security feature will continue.
light and shade effect and multi-
tonal lines in the watermark
window. This feature is visible when
the note is held against light.
3. Secret All Secret additional watermark Existing security feature will continue.
Watermark consisting of the words ‘RBI’ and
the denominational numeral.
4. Security Rs.1000 A readable, windowed security Machine-readable windowed
Thread Rs. 500 thread, alternately visible on the demetalised clear text magnetic
obverse with inscriptions ‘Bharat’ (in security thread with inscriptions
Rs. 100
Hindi) and RBI on notes of Rs 100 ‘Bharat’ (in Hindi) and RBI on notes of
and Rs 500 and additionally 1000 Rs 100 and Rs 500 and additionally
for Rs 1000 but totally embedded 1000 for Rs 1000 with exclusive
on the reverse. When held against colour shift. Colour of the thread shall
the light, it appears as a single shift from green to blue when viewed
continuous line. from different angles. It will fluoresce
The security thread in Rs.100 and in yellow on the reverse and the text
Rs.500 notes fluoresce in blue will fluoresce on the obverse under
colour from obverse under UV light. UV light
In Rs.1000, the security thread
fluoresces in rainbow colour on the Width: 3 mm for Rs.1000 &
visible portion of the windows from Rs.500
obverse under UV light
2 mm for Rs.100
Width: 1.2 mm for Rs 100 & Rs 500
2 mm for Rs 1000
 Security Rs.50 A readable, blue fluorescent Machine readable windowed
Thread polyester vacuum metalised fully demetalised clear text magnetic
embedded security thread with security thread with inscriptions
inscriptions ‘Bharat’ (in Hindi) and ‘Bharat’ (in Hindi) and RBI which
RBI. fluoresces in yellow on both sides
Width: 1.2 mm under U.V.light
Width: 1.4 mm
5. Electrolyte All Does not exist. High light watermark of
watermark denominational numeral to be located
alongside Mahatma Gandhi
watermark
6. Omron anti Rs 50 and Present only in Rs 500 and Rs 1000 To be included in Rs 100 and Rs 50
photocopying above notes also.
feature A banknote with this feature, when
copied by a colour photocopier,
gives an output with a different
colour shade. The feature is
developed by BIS and is
incorporated into the banknotes by
virtue of agreement between
Reserve Bank and BIS.
7. Year of All Does not exist. Year of printing to be incorporated at
printing the printing stage on the reverse of
the bank note.
8. Optically Rs 500 & Rs Incorporated in the denominational Reduced size of font for numerals and
Variable Ink 1000 numeral printed at the center of revised colour shift from new green to
(OVI) notes. The colour of the numeral new blue
appears green when the note is
held flat but changes to blue when
Rs 500: 12mmx27.5mm(330 sq mm)
the note is tilted. Font size is as
under: Rs 1000: 12mmx34mm(408 sq mm)
Rs 500: 13mmx30mm(390 sq mm)
Rs 1000:14.5mmx39mm(565.5 sq
mm)
9. See through All The small floral design printed both Existing security features will continue
Effect on the front (hollow) and back (filled with improvement
up) of the note in the middle of the
vertical band next to the Watermark
has an accurate back-to-back
registration. The design appears as
one floral design when seen against
the light.
10. Latent Image All A vertical band on the right side of Existing security features will continue
the Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait with improvement
contains a latent image showing the
respective denominational value in
numeral. The latent image is visible
only when the note is held
horizontally at eye level.
11. Micro All Micro Lettering feature appears Existing security features will continue
Lettering between the vertical band and
Mahatma Gandhi portrait. It
contains the numeral 10 in Rs 10
notes and additionally RBI in Rs 20
and above. This feature can be
seen better under a magnifying
glass.

12. Intaglio All The name of the Bank in Hindi and Intaglio effect to be made more
Printing English, the Reserve Bank seal, prominent with 130 micron in plate
guarantee and promise clause, making stage only on the obverse of
Ashoka Pillar Emblem on the left, the notes.
RBI Governor's signature are Notes of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 also will
printed in intaglio i.e. in raised have intaglio printing only on the
prints, which can be felt by touch. obverse.
Presently intaglio is 80 micron at
plate making stage.
Notes of Rs 500 & Rs 1000 have
intaglio printing on the reverse also.
13. Identification All A square in Rs.50, a triangle in Engraving depth to be increased from
Mark Rs.100, a circle in Rs.500 and a 83 microns to 160 microns
diamond in Rs.1000 in intaglio on
the left of the watermark window
that helps the visually impaired to
identify the denomination.
14. Fluorescence All The number panels and middle Existing security features will continue
portion of the note have
fluorescence ink. The banknotes
also have optical fibres. Both are
visible when the notes are exposed
to ultra-violet lamp.
15. Optical All Single coloured optical fibres Dual coloured optical fibres
Fibres