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Legal tender is a form of money that courts of law are required to recognize as satisfactory payment in court for any monetary debt. [1] Each jurisdiction determines ...
Token money is similar to fiat money which also has little intrinsic value, however they differ in that token money is a limited legal tender. [5] The adoption of token money has improved transaction efficiency, as the practicalty of transacting with sums of gold poses a larger security risk.
From 1982, New series was launched. the 20 paisa coin which was last minted in 1971, was reintroduced again, but in Aluminium. The size and the design of 10 paisa, 50 paisa and 1 rupee was changed, though they continued to be minted in the same metal. Coins of 3p, 2p and 1p were discontinued but continued to be the legal tender.
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 ...
The Indian One Paisa coin (Hindi: पैसा) is a former denomination of the Indian Rupee. The 1 coin equals 1 ⁄ 100 (one-hundredth) of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for paisa is (). In 1955, India adopted metric system for coinage and amended the "Indian Coinage Act". Subsequently, one paisa coins were introduced on 1 April 1957.
As like the other Indian rupee banknotes, the ₹ 5 banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi.On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India.
On 8 November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that "Starting from midnight 8th November 2016 all ₹ 1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series will not be accepted as a form of legal tender", although new ₹ 500 and ₹ 2000 banknotes of the new Mahatma Gandhi New Series were unveiled.
[29] [30] [31] On 27 October 2016, the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran published a report quoting RBI sources speaking of the forthcoming of ₹2,000 banknotes alongside withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes. [32] [33] On 21 October 2016, The Hindu Business Line had also covered a story on demands to withdraw the banknotes to prevent hoarding ...