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| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2005-2012 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The right portion carries an intaglio portrait of Mahatma Gandhi facing left, with his name inscribed below in both Devanagari and Roman script; the Reserve Bank of India seal appears at lower right of the portrait. The left field presents the numeral '500' in green against a fine guilloche underprint, with the bearer promise clause in Hindi and English arranged centrally and the Ashoka Lion Capital emblem at lower left bearing the 'Satyameva Jayate' legend. Bank name and guarantee text run along the top margin in Devanagari and English, with the Governor's signature and title printed beneath the promise text. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette renders in intaglio the Dandi March of 1930, with Mahatma Gandhi leading a column of followers across a stepped embankment in brown and ochre tones. A vertical panel along the left margin carries the denomination inscription in fifteen Indian language scripts, while a scalloped ornamental frame at right serves as the watermark window. The printing year appears at base centre, flanked by the denomination in Devanagari at lower left and 'FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES' in Roman script at lower right. |
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| Protection description | Mahatma Gandhi portrait watermark visible in the right-side window area; embedded security thread with 'RBI' lettering running vertically through the note |
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