The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation new coins of Rs.10/- (Bi-metallic) issued by Government of India on the following theme: -
"Connectivity and Information Technology"
Shape and outside diameter
Weight
Outer ring metal composition
Centre piece metal composition
Circular 27 millimetres (Bi-metallic)
7.71 gms (Outer ring: 4.45 gms. and Centrepiece: 3.26 gms.)
Aluminium Bronze
Cupro Nickel
Copper
92%
75%
Aluminium
6%
Nickel
25%
2%
Design:
Obverse:
This face of the coin is divided into three portions with two horizontal lines. The centre portion shall bear the "Lion Capitol" of Ashoka Pillar with the legend "mel³ecesJe pe³eles" inscribed below. The top portion contains word " Yeejle " in Hindi and "INDIA" in English. The bottom portion contains the year in International Numerals.
Reverse:
In the upper periphery, the outward radiating pattern depicts growth and connectivity. In the centre, there shall be denominational value "10" in International Numerals and in Lower periphery the word "©he³es" in Hindi and the word "RUPEES" in English. The new Rupee Ten coin is a legal tender as provided in the Indian Coinage Act, 1906.
Manager
Best viewed in 1024x768 resolution in IE 5 and above.