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Rs 5 coins to come on 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Azad

September 30, 2014 19:33 IST

RBI will issue Rs 5 coins to commemorate the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

"Issue of Rs 5 coins to commemorate the occasion of "125th Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul kalam Azad.

The government of India has minted the coins which the Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation," RBI said in a release.

RBI said these coins are legal tender as provided in The Coinage Act 2011.

The existing coins in this denomination shall also continue to be legal tender, it added.

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