500 Taka
Bangladesh · Bangladesh Bank
The 500 Taka note is a standard circulation issue from Bangladesh Bank dominated by green and measuring 152 x 65 mm. The obverse prominently displays the Central Shaheed Minar — the national monument to those who died in the 1952 Bengali Language Movement — flanked by the blooming Shapla (water lily), Bangladesh's national flower. The reverse features the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and the note carries colour-shifting ink on the denomination numeral that shifts from green to blue when tilted.
Highlights
ReasonRegular circulation issue; the Shaheed Minar honours martyrs of the 1952 Bengali Language Movement.
DesignCentral Shaheed Minar with blooming Shapla water lily on obverse; Supreme Court of Bangladesh on reverse.
Security featuresColour-shifting ink (green to blue) on denomination numeral, segmented windowed security thread with holographic bank logo, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman watermark.