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5 Rupees State Bank of India
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Weight | 6 g |
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| Obverse description | The Lion Capital of Ashoka, the national emblem of India, is depicted centrally in the field, showing three lions atop an abacus adorned with a dharmachakra and flanking animals in relief. Immediately below the emblem, the national motto in Devanagari script reads 'सत्यमेव जयते' (Satyameva Jayate, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs'). The large numeral '5' occupies the lower central field as the denomination indicator. A circular legend runs along the left and right periphery, reading 'भारत' and 'रूपये' in Devanagari on the left and 'INDIA' and 'RUPEES' in Latin script on the right. |
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| Mintage | ND (2006) - Calcutta Mint - ND (2006) * - Hyderabad Mint - |
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The 2006 five-rupee coin marked India's transition away from the cupro-nickel composition that had defined the denomination since the 1990s, with stainless steel adopted primarily to combat the widespread melting of coins for scrap — a persistent problem that had created genuine shortages of small denomination coinage in circulation across several states.