NEW DELHI, Mar 7: The Government will come out with the first ever Rs 20 coin which will be shaped like a 12-edged polygon with design of grains to denote farm dominance in the country.
Besides, new series of one, two, five and 10 rupees coins too would be minted, which will be circular in design and have denominations written in Hindi script.
Later in a tweet, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released the new series Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 coins.
“These coins contain design features which will be of great assistance to visually impaired persons,” Jaitley said. (PTI)
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