PIB Fact Check, a fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau, has recently alerted people against the fake news about Rs 500 note circulating on social media. It said that all notes having a green strip near Gandhiji or the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) signature are valid. A message circulating on social media has been claiming that those Rs 500 currency notes are fake that have green strips near Gandhiji instead of the RBI Governor’s signature.
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However, it is a fake claim as the central bank says that both currency notes are valid.
एक मैसेज में यह दावा किया जा रहा है कि ₹500 का वह नोट नकली है जिसमें हरी पट्टी आरबीआई गवर्नर के सिग्नेचर के पास ना होकर गांधीजी की तस्वीर के पास होती है।#PIBFactCheck
➡️यह दावा फ़र्ज़ी है।➡️@RBI के अनुसार दोनों ही तरह के नोट मान्य होते हैं।🔗https://t.co/DuRgmRJxiN pic.twitter.com/IEElFpaXf1— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 9, 2022
PIB also attached a PDF file provided by the RBI that helps people to differentiate between real and counterfeit currency.
The Rs 500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bear the governor's signature, RBI. The note has a 'Red Fort' motif on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is stone grey. The note has other designs and geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both are obverse and reverse, the document read.
Here are the obverse features as mentioned by PIB (per RBI)
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Here are the reverse features as mentioned by PIB (per RBI)
First Published: Dec 12, 2022 10:39 AM IST
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