Indian 500 - rupee note - Wikipedia Indian 500 - rupee note Five hundred currency ( India ) Value ₹ 500 Width 150 mm Height 66 mm Security features ks Paper type ee Years of printing November 2016 - present Obverse Design Mahatma Gandhi Design date 2016 Reverse Design Red Fort Design date 2016 The Indian 500 - rupee banknote ( ₹ 500 ) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The current ₹ 500 banknote, in circulation since 10 November 2016, is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series. The previous banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in circulation between October 1997 and November 2016, were demonetised on November 8, 2016. On 13 June 2017, The RBI will soon introduce new Rs. 500 notes, but the old ones will continue being legal tender. The design is similar to the current notes in the Mahatma Gandhi ( New ) Series, except they will come with an inset ' A '. Contents 1 History 2 Mahatma Gandhi New Series 2.1 Design 2.2 Security features 3 Mahatma Gandhi Series 3.1 Design 3.2 Security features 3.3 Discontinuation 4 Languages 5 References History The ₹ 500 banknote denomination was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) in October 1987 in order to contain the increasing number of banknotes in circulation, due to inflation. The note prominently featured the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi instead of the Emblem of India, the Lion Capital of Sarnath. The popularity of this design led to the eventual redesign of the motifs of other Indian banknotes and the introduction of the first Mahatma Gandhi Series banknotes. On 8 November 2016, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of the ₹ 500 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series as a measure to fight corruption in India and address the issue of counterfeit banknotes. On 10 November 2016, the previous banknote was replaced by a new ₹ 500 banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series of banknotes. Mahatma Gandhi New Series Design The ₹ 500 banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series is 66mm x 150mm stone grey coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi as well as the Ashoka Pillar Emblem, with a signature of the governor of Reserve Bank of India. It has the Braille feature to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features a motif of the Indian heritage site of Red Fort, and the logo and a tag line of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Security features See through register with denominational numeral 500 Latent image with denominational numeral 500 Micro letters ' RBI ' and ' 500 ' on the left side of the banknote Windowed security thread with inscriptions ' भारत ', RBI and 500 on banknotes with colour shift. Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted Denominational numeral with Rupee Symbol, ₹ 500 in colour changing ink ( green to blue ) on bottom right Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype ( 500 ) 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 ₹ 500 in raised print on the right Mahatma Gandhi Series Obverse of the ₹ 500 banknote between October 1997 - November 2016 Reverse of the ₹ 500 banknote between October 1997 - November 2016 Design The ₹ 500 banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi Series is 167 × 73 mm Orange - yellow coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi with a signature of the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. It has the Braille feature to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features the Salt March. As of 2011, the new ₹ sign has been incorporated into banknote of ₹ 500. In January 2014 RBI announced that it would be withdrawing from circulation all banknotes printed prior to 2005 by 31 March 2014. The deadline was later extended to 1 January 2015. Further deadline was extended until 30 June 2016. Security features The security features of the ₹ 500 banknote includes : A windowed security thread that reads ' भारत ' ( Bharat in the Devanagari script ) and ' RBI ' alternately. Latent image of the value of the banknote on the vertical band next to the right hand side of Mahatma Gandhi 's portrait. Watermark of Mahatma Gandhi that is a mirror image of the main portrait. The number panel of the banknote is printed in embedded fluorescent fibers and optically variable ink. Since 2005 additional security features like machine - readable security thread, electrotype watermark, and year of print appears on the bank note. Discontinuation Main article : 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation Starting from midnight 8 November 2016 all ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series ceased to be a form of legal tender after a televised address to India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Languages As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹ 500 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India. The languages are displayed in alphabetical order. Languages included on the panel are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Denominations in central level official languages ( At below either ends ) Language ₹ 500 English Five hundred rupees Hindi पाँच सौ रुपये Denominations in 15 state level / other official languages ( As seen on the language panel ) Assamese পাঁচশ টকা Bengali পাঁচশ টাকা Gujarati પાંચ સો રૂપિયા Kannada ಐನೂರು ರುಪಾಯಿಗಳು Kashmiri پاژشھ ھطم رۄپے Konkani पाचशें रुपया Malayalam അഞ്ഞൂറു രൂപ Marathi पाचशे रुपये Nepali पाँच सय रुपियाँ Odia ପାଞ୍ଚ ଶତ ଟଙ୍କା Punjabi ਪੰਜ ਸੌ ਰੁਪਏ Sanskrit पञ्चशतं रूप्यकाणि Tamil ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் Telugu ఐదువందల రూపాయలు Urdu پانچ سو روپے References Jump up ^ `` India Paper Money A Retrospect ''. Republic India Issues. Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Rs 500 and 1000 currency demonitised : PM Modi ''. The Indian Express. 2016 - 11 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` PM Modi declares Rs 500 and 1000 currency notes to be void from midnight - The Economic Times ''. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Rs. 500, Rs. 1000 currency notes to be out of circulation from midnight ''. The Hindu. 2016 - 11 - 08. ISSN 0971 - 751X. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` India 's Biggest Crackdown On Corruption : Foreign Media On PM Modi 's Move ''. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` মোদীর ঘোষণা, মাঝরাত থেকেই নিষিদ্ধ ৫০০ ও ১০০০ টাকার নোট - Eisamay ''. Eisamay. 2016 - 11 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ সংস্থা, সংবাদ. `` বাতিল ৫০০ ও ১০০০ টাকার নোট, ঘোষণা নরেন্দ্র মোদীর ''. anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 08. ^ Jump up to : Alpana Killawala ( 8 November 2016 ). `` Issue of ₹ 500 Banknotes ( Press Release ) '' ( PDF ) ( Press release ). Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Issue of ₹ 500 Banknotes with incorporation of Rupee symbol ''. RBI. Retrieved 26 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` Withdrawal of Currencies Issued Prior to 2005 ''. Press Information Bureau. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014. 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Question: how many languages in new 500 rupee note
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