The Reserve Bank of India puts into circulation coins minted by the Government of India. These coins have distinctive features. Coins in new denominations to meet transaction needs of public and coins in new designs to reflect various themes - economic, social and cultural - are introduced from time to time. As coins remain in circulation for longer periods, it is quite possible that coins of different designs and even shapes are circulating at the same time. One such change is introduction of 'Rupee symbol' in coins in July 2011. An instance of this is the ₹ 10 coins with rupee symbol and the same denomination coin without rupee symbol. Both of them are legal tender and equally good for transactions, though they may look a little different. It has been reported that some less-informed or uninformed persons who suspect the genuineness of such coins are creating doubts in the minds of ordinary people including traders, shop-keepers, etc., impeding the circulation of these coins in certain pockets of the country causing avoidable confusion. The Reserve Bank has advised members of the public not to give credence to such ill-informed notions and ignore them and continue to accept these coins as legal tender in all their transactions without any hesitation. For more information about these coins, please see the following links:
https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx | Jun 22, 2016 | RBI to shortly circulate ₹ 10 Coins to commemorate “Birth Centenary of Swami Chinmayananda” | | Jan 28, 2016 | Issue of ₹ 10 coins to commemorate the occasion of "125th birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar” | | Jul 30, 2015 | ₹ 10 coins issued to commemorate "International Day of Yoga" | | Apr 16, 2015 | Issue of ₹ 10 coins to commemorate the occasion of "Centenary commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi's return from South Africa" | | Jul 17, 2014 | Issue of ₹ 10 coins to commemorate the occasion of "Diamond Jubilee of Coir Board" | | Aug 29, 2013 | Issue of ₹ 10 coins to commemorate the occasion of "Silver Jubilee of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board" | | Jun 14, 2012 | Issue of coins to commemorate the occasion of "60 years of the Parliament of India" | | Jul 22, 2011 | Issue of new series of Coins | | Apr 01, 2010 | PM releases Commemorative Coin Set; FM releases Mint Road Milestones: RBI at 75 | | Feb 11, 2010 | Issue of new Commemorative Circulation Coin of Rs.10/- denomination (bi-metallic) on the occasion of "HOMI BHABHA BIRTH CENTENARY YEAR" | | Mar 26, 2009 | New Coins of ₹ 10/- (Bi-metallic) with the theme – "Unity in Diversity" | | Mar 26, 2009 | New Coins of ₹ 10/- (Bi-metallic) with the theme – "Connectivity and Information Technology " | Alpana Killawala
Principal Adviser Press Release : 2016-2017/1257 | |