Republic India Coins, Proof Set, Currencies: Two Thousand Rupee Note - Part One

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The Rs 2000 notes were first introduced in November 2016. More of the news here. This was on the back of demonetizing the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 old notes [The Gandhi Series introduced in 2005].

Rs 2000 - Urjit Patel - 2016 - No Inset

Design: Mars Orbiter
Obverse:

See through register with denominational numeral 2000
Latent image with denominational numeral 2000
Denominational numeral २००० in Devnagari
Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre
Micro letters ‘RBI’ and ‘2000’ on the left side of the banknote
Windowed security thread with inscriptions ‘भारत’, RBI and 2000 on banknotes with colour shift. Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted
Guarantee Clause, Governor’s signature with Promise Clause and RBI emblem towards right
Denominational numeral with Rupee Symbol, ₹2000 in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right
Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (2000) watermarks
Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side
For visually impaired
Intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines and identity mark
Horizontal rectangle with ₹2000 in raised print on the right
Seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print