New 5 rupee coin put into circulation

Hyderabad, April 20: Reserve Bank of India launched a new 5 rupee coin on the occasion of 150th Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

The coin is about 23 mm in diameter. One face of the coin bears the letters ‘Rabindranath Tagore’ and 150th birth anniversary.

The years 1861-2011 will also be inscribed at the bottom.

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