The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation ` 5 coins minted by the Government of India to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Details regarding design, shape, etc., of these coins have been notified in the following Gazette of the Government of India, published by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs:
The Gazette of India-Extraordinary- Part II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) - No.562 Dated October 31, 2014
These coins are legal tender as provided in The Coinage Act 2011. The existing coins in this denomination shall also continue to be legal tender.
Ajit Prasad
Assistant General Manager
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