Indien neue Serie von Kursmünzen
Wie bereits in vorigen Beiträgen bereits angekünigt, wird die indische Regierung in naher Zukunft neue Kursmünzen, inklusuve einer 10 Rups Münze rausbringen.
Hier die Meldung...und ein vorläufiges Bild:
"CABINET LIKELY TO COIN CHANGE TODAY (29/9/04)
By Shivani Singh / TNN
New Delhi: Indian coins may soon sport a new look. The finance ministry is
likely to take new coin patterns, prepared by the National Institute of
Design (Ahmedabad), to the Union cabinet for approval on Wednesday. Sources
said the ministry may be seeking the cabinets consent on a new coin policy.
If approved, the new policy will allow the Reserve Bank of India to change
motifs and designs of the existing coins. The new coins would also be issued
in denominations of 50 paise, Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, and Rs. 10. With new
designs, the idea is to popularize the Rs. 10 coin that was introduced a few
years ago but are not much in circulation. The ministry had engaged the NID
to prepare the new designs. Sources said the metal in the existing coinage
may not be changed but the facet of the coin would. "The basic feature like
the national emblem will stay. The designs on it may be given a new look",
said a senior official.
Stainless steel coins, which are in circulation, were introduced in 1988.
The Re. 1 steel coin, however, came in 1992. Indian coins are now being
issued in denominations of 10 paise, 20 paise, 25 paise, 50 paise, Re. 1,
Rs. 2 and Rs. 5. To a common man, it may be all change, but in RBI lingo,
the coins carry names.
Coinage up to 50 paise is called small coins and ones of Re. 1 and above are
known as the Rupee coins. The Coinage Act of 1906 gives the government the
sole power to mint money. Designs, denominations, metal and all other
features on the coins are decided by the Union government and are minted at
the four govt.-run mints at Mumbai, Kolkata, Noida (UP), and two at
Hyderabad.
The Coinage Act also gives the govt. power to mint coins up to the
denomination of Rs. 1000. But it may be little heavy on the pocket. So far,
the govt. has only issued Rs. 10 in metallic currency. Even these coins are
yet to be made popular. The existing ferratic stainless steel and
cupro nickel coins had replaced the aluminum currency that was prevalent in
the 1970s.
TEN-RUPEE COINS TO BE INTRODUCED (30/9/04)
New Delhi: The govt. will introduce Rs.10 coins to partially supplement
Rs.10 notes, following the approval of the Cabinet Committee of Economic
Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday. The purposes of issuing coins are to take care
of security features against counterfeiting and easy recognition by the
public. The CCEA also delegated powers to finance ministry for design and
metal composition for the coins. Agencies"
