Thread by @jamewils

RBI reveals no Rs 2,000 note printed this year as NIA says high quality fake currency has resurfaced.

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Now attention is invited to my blog post during #demonetisation disaster.

I asked this question loud and clear when our channel chamcha journalists were cheering about this pink note

Do you remember how far the figment of our collective imagination reached during those times?

Again, a screenshot from my blog 🤣

Features of this new ₹2000 note was then boasted jointly by Ministry of Finance & Reserve Bank of india.

Let's examine the 17 features of new notes one by one to see that what are the additional security features in place in the new notes as per this.

1. See through register with denomination numeral 2000 -  Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

2. Latent image with denominational numeral 2000 - Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

3. Denominational numeral 2000 in Devanagiri - not a security feature, but a controversy

4.  Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi - Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

5. Micro letters RBI & 2000 - Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

6. Color shift window security thread - Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

7. Guarantee clause, Governors Signature, Promise clause & RBI emblem towards right - not a security feature

8. Mahatma Gandhi Portrait &Electrotype (2000) water marks - Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

9. Number Panel - numbers growing from small to big - Feature introduced in 2015 by Rajan

10. Denominational numeral with color changing ink - Existing feature in MG- Series 2005

11. Asokha pillar emblem on right - not a security feature

12. Horizontal Rectangle with 2000 in raised print on right for visually impaired - Symbols were there in MG-Series 2005, the this denominational numeral is introduced this time, not at all a security feature

13. Bleed lines for visually impaired - Feature introduced in 2015

14. Year of Printing on the back  - Feature introduced in 2015

15. Swatch Bharat with logo - not a security feature

16. Language Panel towards the centre - not a security feature

17. Motif of Mangalayan - not a security feature

Now you seen that no additional security feature is added to the new notes than what is existing.

So make your own judgements based on facts.

RBI lost its face by making these claims about ₹2000 notes!

Now RBI admits that ₹2000 only helped counterfeiting & hoarding 🤣

If you are interested to know about the history of security features in Indian currency notes and also interested to know how much of fake currency is there, read this lengthy post

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PS: It took 8 years to create substantial number of fake ₹1000 notes in the system after introduction of ₹1000 notes...

Now compare this with the fate of pink ₹2000 notes