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The Indian 5-rupee note (₹5) is the second smallest Indian note in circulation. The Reserve Bank of India introduced the 5 rupee banknote as part of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 1996. [ 1 ] The printing of notes in the denominations of ₹5 , however, has been discontinued [ citation needed ] as these denominations have been coinised but ...
In some ₹ 5 coins, the denomination alone was minted on the obverse and the Lion Capital minted on the reverse side. 5 Rupees coin commemorating the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1989. The coins also are minted with the face of Indira Gandhi in her assassination and Jawaharlal Nehru during his 100th birthday anniversary. [1]
The ₹ 1, ₹ 2, and ₹ 5 coins have been minted since independence. The Government of India is set to introduce a new ₹ 20 coin with a dodecagonal shape, and like the ₹ 10 coin, also bi-metallic, along with new designs for the new versions of the ₹ 1, ₹ 2, ₹ 5 and ₹ 10 coins, which was announced on 6 March 2019. [53]
The Pakistani 5-rupee coin (Rs. 5) is a denomination of the Pakistani rupee. [1] The 5-rupee coin is an alloy comprising 79 percent copper, 20 percent zinc, and 1 percent nickel. [2] [3] It weighs 3 grams and measures 18.5 mm in diameter. [2] [3]
Currently in India (from 2010 onwards), the 50 paise coin (half a rupee) is the lowest valued legal tender coin. Coins of 1, 2, 5, and 10 rupees and banknotes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 2000 rupees are commonly in use for cash transaction.
On 1 March 2024, Reserve Bank of India informed that 97.62% of Rs 2,000 notes have been returned to the banking system, however Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 8,470 crore are still in circulation with public, at the close of business on 29 February 2024. [31] [32] RBI said that 2,000 bank notes continue to be legal tender. [33]
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.
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...