Issue of coins to commemorate the occasion of "150th year of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India"

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Issue of coins to commemorate the occasion of "150th year of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India"

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation the coins of `5 denomination, which shall conform to the following dimension, design and compositions, namely-

DENOMINATION	SHAPE AND OUTSIDE DIAMETRE	NUMBER OF SERRATIONS	METAL COMPOSITION
Five Rupees	Circular 23 millimeters	100	Nickel Brass Copper 75% Zinc 20% Nickel 5%

Design

DENOMINATION	OBVERSE	REVERSE
Five Rupees	The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar with the legend “ सत्यमेव जयते " inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word “भारत" in Devnagri and on the right periphery flanked with the word “INDIA” in English. It shall also bear the Rupee Symbol "`" and denominational value "5" in International Numerals below the Lion Capitol.	The face of the coin shall bear the logo of "Comptroller and Auditor General of India" in the centre, flanked on the left periphery with the word "भारत के नियंत्रक एवं महालेखापरीक्षक" in Devnagri and on the right periphery with the word "COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA" in English and the year "1860-2010" written in International Numerals on the bottom of Logo.

The coins are the legal tender as provided in the Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906). The existing coins in this denomination shall also continue to be legal tender.

Ajit Prasad
Assistant General Manager

Press Release : 2011-2012/1572