evidence: Original Rs 500 note features: A message circulating on social media is claiming those Rs 500 currency notes are fake that have green strips near Gandhiji instead of the RBI Governor’s signature. However, it is a fake claim as RBI says both types of currency notes are valid. [...] How to identify fake Rs 500 notes: Check key features of original notes Following are some features of the original Rs 500 notes, according to RBI. A currency note of Rs 500 not having any of the following features would be fake. Therefore, you can easily identify a fake Rs 500 note by checking whether it has the following features: