| Issuer | India |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Reserve Bank of India (भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक) |
| Ruling authority | Republic (1950-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 2005-2012 |
| Value | 500 Rupees (500 INR) |
| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) |
| Composition | Paper (Cotton paper) |
| Size | 165 × 77 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | 8 November 2016 |
| Number | N# 202275 |
| References | P# 99 |
Black, dark grey, and dark brown on yellow, pale orange, and tan undeprint; serial numbers red.
Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi on the right. RBI coat of arms on bottom-right corner.
Lion capital of Asoka column at right lower corner (now in Sarnath Museum)
Scripts: Devanagari, Latin
Lettering:
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रत्याभूत
GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
500
पाँच सौ रुपये
मैं धारक को पाँच सौ रुपये अदा करने का बचन देता हूँ।
I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES
महात्मा गांधीㅤㅤMAHATMA GANDHI
Scene of the Dandi March of 1930, featuring Gandhi & his followers in peaceful protest against the British salt monopoly
Denominations written in the panel of the 15 other official languages of India written in small text on the language panel to the left: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Scripts: Arabic, Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Lettering:
500 भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक 500
পাঁচশ টকা
পাঁচশ টাকা
પાંચ સો રૂપિયા
ಐದು ನೂರು ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳು
پانٛژھ ہَتھ رۄپیہِ
पाचशें रुपया
അഞ്ഞൂറു രൂപ
पाचशे रुपये
पाँच सय रुपियाँ
ପାଞ୍ଚ ଶତ ଟଙ୍କା
ਪੰਜ ਸੌ ਰੁਪਏ
पञ्चशतं रूप्यकाणि
ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய்
ఐదువందల రూపాయలు
پانچ سو روپیے
500 पाँच सौ रुपये FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES