Denomination: | Two rupees |
Country: | India |
Value: | 2 |
Mass G: | 4.07 |
Diameter Mm: | 23 |
Edge: | 50 wide serrations |
Composition: | Ferritic stainless steel |
Years Of Minting: | – present |
Circulation: | Wide |
Obverse: | 2-rupees-2011-obs.png |
Obverse Designer: | RBI |
Obverse Design: | Lettering of "भारत" on left, "INDIA" on right, Lion capital at centre with the lettering "सत्यमेव जयते" below it. |
Obverse Design Date: | 2011 |
Reverse: | 2-rupees-2011-rev.png |
Reverse Designer: | RBI |
Reverse Design Date: | 2011 |
The Indian 2-rupee coin is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The 2 rupee coin was introduced in India in 1982. Until then, the Rs.2 was in circulation in banknotes. The old Rs.2 coin was minted with cupro-nickel metal. The new Rs.2 coin was minted in ferritic stainless steel.