The Indian 10-rupee coin (INR10) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The INR10 coin is the highest-denomination coin minted in India since 2005. The present INR10 coin in circulation is from the 2011 design of the coin. However, the INR10 coins minted before 2011 are also a legal tender in the country.
Video Indian 10-rupee coin
Design
2005 design
The first INR10 coin minted in 2005 had a diameter of 27 mm and featured the lettering "????" and "INDIA" on the top, with Lion capital with 'Satyameva Jayate' in Hindi below at left, and the date of mint below it on the obverse. On the reverse of the coin it featured the "Four heads sharing a common body" - cross with a dot in each quadrant in the center, with the lettering "?? ?????" and "TEN RUPEES" on the outer ring.
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2009 design
The second design featured two horizontal lines. The coin featured the lettering "????" and "INDIA" on the top, with Lion Capital in the middle and year of printing at bottom on the obverse. The reverse of the coin it featured 15 notches and numeral 10 at the middle and at below line the word Rupees in English and ????? in Hindi was written. This coin is rumoured to be a fake one due to chaos on social media. However, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued an official statement to address these rumours declaring the old the design prior to 2011 is valid and is still part of legal tender.
2011 design
The third design of the INR10 coin, minted since 2011 features the lettering "????" on left and "INDIA" on right on the outer ring, and the year of mint and mint mark below. At the center is the Lion capital with the lettering "??????? ????" below it. On the reverse it features 10 notches with the INR sign below it, and the number 10 below the INR sign.
Mint mark
- no mark - Kolkata mint
- ° - Noida mint
- * - Hyderabad mint
Fake coin rumour
In July 2016, some shopkeepers in India were reported to be refusing to accept the INR10 coin entirely, the result of a rumour circulating on social media. It was initially claimed that coins with a 15 notch reverse design was lacking the 'INR' symbol were fake, compared to the 10 notch version using the symbol introduced in 2011. It was later RBI clarified that the "fake" coin was the earlier 2008 design, which predated the adoption of the 'INR' symbol in 2010, and was still in legal circulation, along with the 2011 design and those refusing to accept it could face legal action.
See also
- Modern Indian coins
- Indian 10-rupee note
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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