The new  Rs 2000 bank notes: You should know this 

RBI will start distributing the new ₹ 2000 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, without the inset letter, bearing the signature of Governor Dr Urjit R Patel, and the year of printing '2016' printed on the reverse of the banknote. 

The new note has Motif of Mangalayan (Mars mission) on the reverse. The colour of the note is magenta and the size is 66 mm × 166 mm. Other key features include geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme, both at the obverse  and reverse.

Front side features 
1. See-through numeral 2000 
2. Denominational numeral २००० in Devnagari 
3. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre 
4. Micro letters ‘RBI’ and ‘2000’ on the left side of the banknote 
5. Windowed security thread with inscriptions ‘भारत’, RBI and 2000 on banknotes with colour shift. Colour of the thread changes from green to blue when the note is tilted 
6. Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right and Mahatma Gandhi portrait and electrotype (2000) watermarks 
7. For visually impaired: Intaglio or raised printing of Mahatma Gandhi portrait, Ashoka Pillar emblem, bleed lines and identity mark 
8. Horizontal rectangle with ₹2000 in raised print on the right 
9. Seven angular bleed lines on left and right side in raised print 

Back side features 
1. Swachh Bharat logo with slogan 
2. Motif of Mangalayan 
3. Denominational numeral २००० in Devnagari 

Source: The Economic Times