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This is an archive article published on May 21, 2013
RBI to issue Rs 5 coins on Vaishno Devi Shrine Board8217;s silver jubilee
RBI said these coins are legal tender and the existing coins shall also continue to be legal tender.
Written by Press Trust Of India
New Delhi | May 21, 2013 09:26 PM IST
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The Reserve Bank of India RBI will shortly put into circulation Rs 5 denomination coins to commemorate the occasion of Silver Jubilee of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
On the observe on the coin,RBI said,8221;The face of the coin shall bear Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar with the legend Satyamev Jayate inscribed below,flanked on the left periphery with the word Barat in Devnagri and on the right periphery flanked with the word India in English.8221;
It shall also bear the rupee symbol and denominational value 8216;58217; in international numerals below the Lion Capitol.
On the reverse of the coin,8221;the face of the coin shall bear the picture of Mata Vaishno Devi in the centre with inscription 8216;Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board8217; in Devnagri script on the upper periphery and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in English on the lower periphery8221;,it said in a statement.
The year 8216;20128217; shall be inscribed below the picture and words Silver Jubilee below the year,it added.
RBI said these coins are legal tender and the existing coins in this denomination shall also continue to be legal tender.
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