Seven ‘bleed lines’ on the side of the Rs 2000 notes, and five lines on Rs 500 notes are in raised printing or intaglio. The security thread in both notes changes colour from green to blue when viewed from different angles.
- Latent image of the denomination numeral visible on tilting the note at 45 degrees.
- The denominational numeral 2,000 will be written in the Devnagari script and, in micro letters, RBI and 2,000 on the left side of the banknote.
- The new note will feature a see-through register with denominational numeral 2,000 which will be visible when the currency is held against light.
- Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on the top left side and bottom right side. This change will make the forging of the note tougher as the varying size of the numerals were not present in the earlier versions of the currency.
- The authorities have redesigned the backside completely with new logos and motifs along with the color.
- Year of printing of the note on the left.
- Swachh Bharat logo with the slogan. Language panel towards the center.
- The motif of Mangalayan. Denominational situated at the left-hand side.
- Newly designed intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines and identity mark. It has raised printing, which was also present in the earlier notes.
- There is a horizontal rectangle with 2000 in raised print on the right. This looks different from a diamond for ₹1000 note seen on the left-hand side.
- There are seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print.