| Coins |
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| The Government of India has the sole right to mint coins in terms of the Coinage Act, 1906 |
| The coins are issued for circulation only through the Reserve Bank in terms of the RBI Act. |
| Coins can be issued up to the denomination of Rs.1000 as per the Coinage Act, 1906. |
| India adopted the decimal system of coinage wef 01 April 1957 |
| As per Coinage Act 1 Re coins can be used to pay/settle Amount not exceeding Rs. 1000 |
| As per Coinage Act 0.50 ps coins can be used to pay/settle Amount not exceeding Rs. 10 |
| The one rupee note is issued by the Ministry of Finance and signed by the Finance Secretary |
| One rupee note is considered a coin as per the Indian Coinage Act, 2011 |
| Rs. 10 bimetallic coins are made of aluminium-bronze (outer ring) and copper-nickel (inner part) |
| Currency Notes |
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| The number of languages on the language panel of a currency note is Fifteen |
| The total number of languages on a currency note (including Hindi and English) is Seventeen |
| The Indian rupee symbol was created by D. Uday Kumar |
| RBI can issue notes upto the value of Rs. 10,000/- |
A special feature in intaglio has been introduced on the left of the watermark window on notes to help the visually impaired to identify the denomination.