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5 Rupees
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1992-2004 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the centre of the field, with the Devanagari denomination रुपये (Rupees) inscribed above it and the Latin legend RUPEES below. Two stylised lotus plant sprays, each bearing a bloom, buds, and leaves, flank the numeral symmetrically on either side. The date appears in Arabic numerals at the bottom of the field, with the mint mark positioned immediately below the date. The design is enclosed within a continuous beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | रुपये 5 RUPEES 1999 MMD (Translation: Rupees / 5 Rupees / 1999 Moscow Mint) |
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This type was introduced as India shifted away from its older, larger 5-rupee coinage in a cost-driven rationalisation of the circulating series during the early 1990s. The Reserve Bank had been under pressure to reduce production costs as base metal prices climbed, and the smaller, lighter copper-nickel format was the direct result.
Dies for this series were produced at the four Indian government mints — Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Noida — each identifiable by a distinct mint mark, making a complete date-and-mint run a more involved exercise than the modest denomination might suggest.