April 29, 2009

Ten Rupee coin released !!!

The most awaited ten rupee coin will be in your hands in a few days. No more taking care of old torn notes.. however it'll increase the weight of ur pockets for sure ;)

The look: The obverse side has the lion capitol with numeral 10 and year of manufacture. On reverse side, a double line cross with a dot in each pellet of cross and denomination written in Hindi and English around.

This design has been prepared by National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with the theme of Unity in Diversity. The outer side metal is Nickel-Bronze and the inner side metal is Ferrous Steel. The weight of the coin would be 8 grams and the diameter would be 28 mm.

The coins are being minted at mainly Noida and Mumbai mint

Cheers to coin collectors !!

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