Mumbai April 26 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said that it will soon issue new Rs 10 and Rs 5 coins in circulation.
According to the RBI the central government has minted new Rs 5 coins to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Allahabad High Court and Rs 10 coins on the occasion of One Hundred Twenty-fifth Year of National Archives of India.
Besides the Reserve Bank said that the existing Rs 5 and Rs 10 coins shall continue to be legal tender even after the issue of new coins.
The apex bank said that the reverse side of the Rs 5 coin shall bear the image depicting Centre facade of Allahabad High Court Building emerging from the book.
The year 1866-2016 in English numerals shall be written at the bottom of the image the RBI said in a statement.
It said that Rs 10 coins reverse side shall bear the image of National Archives Building in the centre.
A logo of 125th Anniversary Celebration shall exist at the centre and above the image of National Archives Building . The year 1916 and 2016 in international numerals shall be written respectively on left and right top of the image the statement said.
--IANS
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RBI to issue new Rs 5 and Rs 10 coins
