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Coins |
The Government of India has the sole right to mint coins in terms of the Coinage Act, 1906 |
The coins are issued for circulation only through the Reserve Bank in terms of the RBI Act. |
Coins can be issued up to the denomination of Rs.1000 as per the Coinage Act, 1906. |
India adopted the decimal system of coinage wef 01 April 1957 |
As per Coinage Act 1 Re coins can be used to pay/settle Any amount |
As per Coinage Act 0.50 ps coins can be used to pay/settle Amount not exceeding Rs. 10 |
The one rupee note is issued by the Ministry of Finance and signed by the Finance Secretary |
One rupee note is considered a coin as per the Indian Coinage Act, 2011 |
Rs. 10 bimetallic coins are made of aluminium-bronze (outer ring) and copper-nickel (inner part) |
Currency Notes |
The number of languages on the language panel of a currency note is Fifteen |
The total number of languages on a currency note (including Hindi and English) is Seventeen |
The Indian rupee symbol was created by D. Uday Kumar |
RBI can issue notes upto the value of Rs. 10,000/- |
Images/Identification Marks on Currency Notes
A special feature in intaglio has been introduced on the left of the watermark window on notes to help the visually impaired to identify the denomination.
Denomination | Image on the obverse of the Note | Identification mark for visually impaired |
Rs. 5 | Tractor in a field | — |
Rs. 10 | Rhinoceros, Tiger and elephant | — |
Rs. 20 | Mt Harriet and Port Blair lighthouse | Rectangle |
Rs. 50 | Indian Parliament House | Square |
Rs. 100 | Himalayas | Triangle |
New notes - Post 2016 |
Rs. 2000 | Mangalyaan | – |
Rs. 500 (new) | Red Fort | – |
Rs. 200 | Sanchi Stupa | Letter H |
Rs. 50 | Hampi with chariot | – |
Rs. 10 | Konark sun temple | – |
Demonetized notes |
Rs. 1000 | Economy of India represented by an oil rig, satellite, computer, harvester and foundry | Diamond |
Rs. 500 | Dandi march represented by Gyarah Murti statue of Delhi | Circle |
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