evidence: It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India that currency notes in the denomination of Rs.500 are not being readily accepted by the members of public for fear of their being forged. The fear of forgery is largely reported in the currency notes in the denomination of Rs.500 in the old series which are green in colour having Ashoka Pillar as the watermark (located in the white window on the left of the note) and portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the right. The new series has portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in the watermark. [...] To help public identify genuine notes in the new series of Rs.500, the security features of these notes that can be seen with naked eyes are given below: The following security features in the new series of Rs. 500 note can also be seen when the note is closely examined: