Indian 10-rupee coin
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| Value | ₹10 |
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| Mass | 7 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.77 mm |
| Edge | smooth |
| Composition | Outer ring - Aluminium Bronze (Copper: 92%, Aluminium: 6%, Nickel: 2%) Center - Cupro Nickel (Copper: 75%, Nickel: 25%) |
| Years of minting | 2005 – present |
| Circulation | Limited |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Outer ring has the lettering "भारत" on left, "INDIA" on right, and the year of mint and mint mark below. At the center is the Lion capital with the lettering "सत्यमेव जयते" below it. |
| Design date | 2011 |
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| Design | 10 notches with the ₹ sign below it, and the number 10 below the ₹ sign. |
| Design date | 2011 |
The Indian 10-rupee coin (₹10) is a denomination of the Indian rupee. The ₹10 coin is the highest denominated coin minted in India since 2005. The present ₹10 coin in circulation is from the 2011 design of the coin. However, the ₹10 coins minted before 2011 are also acting as a legal tender in the country.
The first ₹10 coin minted in 2005 had a diameter of 27 mm and featured the lettering "भारत" and "INDIA" on the top, with Lion capital with 'Satyameva Jayate' in Hindi below at left, and the date of mint below it on the obverse. On the reverse of the coin it featured the "Four heads sharing a common body" - cross with a dot in each quadrant in the center, with the lettering "दस रुपये" and "TEN RUPEES" on the outer ring.
The Second Design featured two Horizontal lines. the coin featured the lettering "भारत" and "INDIA" on the top, with Lion Capital on Middle and Year of Printing at bottom on the obverse. The reverse of the coin it featured 15 notches and numeral 10 at the middle and at below line the word Rupees in English and रुपये in Hindi was written. This Coin is usually treated as the fake coe to chaos on Social Media.
The Third design of the ₹10 coin, minted since 2011 features the lettering "भारत" on left and "INDIA" on right on the outer ring, and the year of mint and mint mark below. At the center is the Lion capital with the lettering "सत्यमेव जयते" below it. On the reverse it features 10 notches with the ₹ sign below it, and the number 10 below the ₹ sign.
In July 2016, some shopkeepers in the city of Faridabad were reported rejecting to accept the ₹10 coin it outrightly. The whole confusion was known to be caused by a rumour circulating on the social media. The chaos was later know to be created by circulation of a fake version of the ₹10 coin, which had 15 notches in design on the obverse instead of the actual coin's 10 notches. but later came to know that this coin is not fake.
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