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Top 10 ways to tell if your 1000 rupees are real

June 24, 2009 posted by indiatime |

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India issued a fake currency detection drive, when it noticed counterfeit versions of several denominations all over India. Just a few days, workers receiving wages at a government project found out that the cash handed out for their hard labor turned out to be fake currency. There have been reports of millions of fake paper denominations in circulation, especially the thousand rupee note.

Here are a few basic ways to find out if that Rs 1000 in your hand is a genuine or a fake. Look at the side that has Gandhi’s picture, and study the paper bill holding it horizontally at eye level.

1000 rupees security features

1. On the left side, there is a big watermark area that shows you Gandhi’s picture in black and white, with lines going off in many directions.

2. Several portions of the paper bill have raised prints (intaglio prints) - Gandhi’s picture on the right side, the circular bank seal below and to the right of that picture, the governor’s signature near bottom center and the words above it, the three lions (Ashoka pillar emblem) near the bottom left.

3. To the right of the Gandhi image on the right, is a wide vertical band. When held at eye level, it will show the numbers 1000 written from the bottom to the top.

4. A windowed vertical thread with inscriptions saying ‘bharat’ (in Hindi), ‘1000′ & ‘RBI’.

5. A raised print of a diamond shape to the left of the Gandhi watermark and below the floral shape.

6. A floral shape that exactly matches a similar shape on the other side of the paper bill, when held against light

7. Blue & green color shift that shows the numbers 1000 in the middle in green when the paper bill is held flat, but in blue when held at an angle.

8. Apart from these simple seven measures, you can also see the fluorescent serial numbers on top right and scattered optical fibers around those, when seen in uv light.

9. Another simple check is the size of the 1000 Rupees (177mm x 73mm).

10. And the simplest check of all is to make sure the Gandhi image is the good old Mohandas Gandhi and not one of his less deserving namesakes.


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11 Comments so far

  1. Light on June 24, 2009 5:50 pm

    11. In fake note Gandhi’s watermark image has no eyebrows.:-))

  2. naren on June 25, 2009 6:14 am

    Loved your no.10. It is ironical that in all probability Mahatma’s very namesakes and their stooges are benefiting from fake currency circulation. But then again, it wouldn’t be so bad if their faking of Mahatma was limited to currency. Their values, morals and political philosophy is just as counterfeit. That has been hurting India for last 52 years, much more severely.

  3. Vinoy on June 25, 2009 8:17 am

    And the security thread is divided into only six parts in the real one in contrast to the fake one which could have 6-8 parts.

    You never know, in future we could have real currency notes with another Gandhi(the fake one)image!I hope, they do it without replacing the real one!

  4. satish dham on July 8, 2009 11:07 pm

    Very informative.Thanks.I was watching a TV programme on a channel,describing the differences between a faked and real 1000 rupee note and was very confused because of lack of clarity.
    I sugesst that the way it is explained on the website should be put up for the info of all as the fake currency issue seems to have become more widespread

  5. Kirit Vora on August 27, 2009 9:54 am

    We feel RBI’s deliberation on suggesting bankers the use of “sorting machines” needs further attention to looking for “Genuine & Accurate fake note detectors” which work on data cum image based technology. Sorting machines are working just on image base technology which is limitedly compatible and useful just for fitness/quality sorting of notes and are too poor to detect super fake notes. Sorter just throws out large number of doubtful notes with comparatively large number of false alarms and carries very high possibility of passing super fake notes as genuine resulting into issuance of such notes at cash counters or at ATM centers. The kind of machines Indian Banks at cash counters needed are the machine which can verify not only the images but also can check the chemical and physical properties of papers, inks, resins and other materials used in production of note. The machine should be capable of not allowing any fake note to pass as genuine. It is possible only with the detectors specially developed considering the large number of intricacies concerning to Indian notes. A multi currency super fake note detector/ Currency verification & processing Systems is recently launched by an Indian company having web address http://www.paradigmcashsystems.com . It is suggested therefore that all the concerned authorities form RBI, Government of India, Banks investigative agencies etc should invariably go through the crucial informations provided in the web site. It could help in curtailing the menace of fake notes prevalent in our country.
    kirit vora

  6. satishknaidu on September 1, 2009 6:46 pm

    FAKE NOTES SERIES NUMBERS BY RBI

    1000 RUPEES NOTE SERIES :::::

    2AQ , 7AB , 7AC ,8AC ,9AB ,9AA 9BV ,2AU ,7DN ,7CN , 9AT

    500 RUPEES NOTE SERIES::::::::::::::::::

    0EP ,6AB ,6CW ,6BC,6AV,6AC,7CA,
    7DD ,8BP ,8BS ,8PQ ,8DC ,8BB 8DP, 8BF ,8CS ,8DD ,9BK ,9AN
    9AR ,9PN ,9CN, 9OS .

  7. Kirit Vora on September 27, 2009 2:22 pm

    In case Bankers wish to ensure that Fake Indian Currency Notes are not being handled at their counters or ATM, the Banks should sincerely deliberate on and give due consideration for deploying effective and 100 % accurate Automatic Desk Top Fake Currency Notes Detector instate of Desk Top Note Sorters which have been not compatible at Bank branches for having other than Detection functions as basic functions and detection of fake not being secondary and inaccurate.

    There have been no accurate Desk Top Sorters available on the globs which can been fitted inbuilt on the ATMs for Back office uses of filling and refilling notes for maintaining stock of notes in the ATM machine for ensuring continuity of withdrawal service to the public without issuing Fake Indian Currency Notes.

    Most of the Banks have hired private agencies for refilling genuine notes to ensure no fake note being issued from ATM. The reasons of issuance of fake notes from the ATM probably could be the involvement of human elements either from within the Banks or from the outside agencies.

    The investment in such 100 % accurate Automatic Desk Top Fake Currency Notes Detector can be recovered in terms of avoiding losses and hassles of much complicated legal formalities involving large number of legal agencies as also for avoiding situations of loosing goodwill in the eyes of general public at large on account of Fake Indian Currency Notes being handle erroneously or by human dishonesty at different level.

    Paradigm EXC 6700 –I, have emerged as 100% Accurate Automatic Desk Top Fake Currency Notes Detector. Bankers should invariably refer to http://www.paradigmcashsystems.com and they sure will get much awaited solutions for serving nation by detecting fake notes that are likely to be handled intentionally or un intentionally by involved human elements.

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