Security Feature of Bank Note: 1000 Taka Note

1. The size of this note is 160×70mm duly signed by the Governor, Bangladesh Bank.

2. This note is printed on highly durable paper containing synthetic fiber.

3. This note contains the following watermarks:
‐ The Portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation;
‐ Numerical ‘1000’ as very bright electrotype watermark just below the portrait;
‐ Bangladesh Bank’s logo on the left side of the portrait which is brighter than the portrait.

4. This note contains the following things in intaglio ink which are felt rough when rubbed by

finger:

‐ Seven parallel slanted straight lines in the right hand side,

‐ Portrait of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur Rahman in the left hand side,

‐ Five small dots at the right hand side for the blinds to recognize the note,

‐ Bengali 1000, English 1000, relevant text of the middle portion of the front side,

‐ Photograph of National Parliament building.

5. The color of ‘1000’ printed with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) in the upper right hand side

will shift from golden to green and vice versa in the event of oscillation of the note.

6. The note has a 4mm security thread embedded on the left side of the note containing the logo of the Bangladesh Bank and the text ‘1000 Taka’. Both the ‘Bank logo’ and the text ‘1000 Taka’ appears white when seen directly and black when seen from 90 degree angle.

7. ‘1000’ printed latently in the lower border will be found if the note is hold horizontally.

8. Repeated micro-prints of the texts ‘1000 TAKA’ and ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ in two distinct

vertical straight lines can be found on the left to the security thread. Also there are vertical

straight lines of the text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ just inside the pattern on the back‐left side

and of the text ‘ONE HUNDRED TAKA’ on the back‐right side. These micro-prints can only be seen with the help of a magnifying glass.

9. The text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ is printed on the ‘Iridescent Stripe’ in light blue color. The

color will vary when the note is oscillated.

10. The front left‐side of the note contains the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Muzibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. The picture of National Monument is printed in light color in the middle of the front side of the note.

11. There are repeated micro-prints of the text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ over the denomination ‘1000’ which is printed in light color at the bottom‐left corner on the back side of the note. The micro-prints can only be seen with the help of a magnifying glass.

12. There is a photograph of National Parliament building printed in intaglio ink on the back

side of the note.