Indian 5-rupee coin explained

Denomination:Five rupees
Country:India
Value:5
Mass G:6.74
Diameter Mm:23
Edge:reeded
Composition:Nickel-brass
Years Of Minting: – present
Circulation:Wide
Obverse:5-rupees-2011-obverse.png
Obverse Designer:RBI
Obverse Design:Lettering of "भारत" on left, "" on right, Lion capital at centre with the lettering "सत्यमेव जयते" below it.
Obverse Design Date:2011
Reverse:5-rupees-2011-reverse.png
Reverse Designer:RBI
Reverse Design Date:2011

The Indian 5 rupee coin is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The 5 coin was the highest denominated coin in the country until the minting of the 10 in 2005.

Design of the coin

The Lion Capital of Ashoka is minted on the obverse along with the denomination below. In some 5 coins, the denomination alone was minted on the obverse and the Lion Capital minted on the reverse side.

The coins also are minted with the face of Indira Gandhi in her assassination and Jawaharlal Nehru during his 100th birthday anniversary.[1]

Features

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 Rupees, India. 22 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Reserve Bank of India - Coins.