Security Feature of Bank Note: 500 Taka Note

1. The size of this note is 152×65mm 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 ‘500’ 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 felt by finger:

‐ Seven parallel slanted straight lines in the right hand side which can be easily felt rough,

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

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

‐ Bengali 500, English 500, relevant text of the middle portion of the front side,

‐ Photograph of cultivation of the back side.

5. The color of ‘500’ printed with Optically Variable Ink (OVI) in the upper right hand side will shift from red to light 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 ‘500 Taka’. Both the ‘Bank logo’ and the text ‘500 Taka’ appear white when seen directly and black when seen from 90 degree angle.

7. ‘500’ printed latently in the lower border will be found if the note is hold horizontally.

8. Repeated micro-prints in vertical straight line of the text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ can be seen

in the vertical straight line left to the security thread and just inside the text ‘FIVE HUNDRED TAKA’ on the left‐back side. These micro-prints can only be seen with the help of a magnifying glass.

9. 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.

10. There are repeated micro-prints of the text ‘BANGLADESH BANK’ over the denomination

‘500’ 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.

11. There is a photograph of cultivation printed in intaglio ink on the back side of the note.