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500 Rupees Dated Reverse with Rupee Symbol - ₹
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2012-2016 |
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| Value | 500 Rupees (500 INR) |
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| Obverse lettering | भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा प्रत्याभूत पाँच सौ रुपये (Translation: RESERVE BANK OF INDIA GUARANTEED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Five Hundred Rupees I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES) |
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| Signature(s) | 2013 - Subbarao without plate letter 2013 - Subbarao plate letter E 2013 - Subbarao plate letter R 2013 - Raghuram G. Rajan without plate letter 2013 - Raghuram G. Rajan plate letter R 2014 - Raghuram G. Rajan without plate letter 2014 - Subbarao plate letter E 2014 - Raghuram G. Rajan plate letter E 2014 - Raghuram G. Rajan plate letter R |
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The ₹ symbol first appeared on Indian banknotes in 2011, following its official adoption by the Government of India in 2010 — the product of a national design competition won by D. Udaya Kumar, whose symbol blends the Devanagari "Ra" with a double horizontal bar reminiscent of European currency signs. This series was the first to carry it on the 500-rupee denomination, which made the notes immediately distinguishable from the otherwise nearly identical pre-symbol issues still in simultaneous circulation.
The overlapping signatures across 2013–2014 reflect the governorship transition from Duvvuri Subbarao to Raghuram Rajan in September 2013. Printing schedules mean dated and signed combinations don't always align chronologically — the 2014-dated Subbarao plate letter E variant is a known anomaly from pre-signed stocks cleared after his term ended.