| Coins | |
| 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 aluminum-bronze (outer ring) and copper-nickel (inner part) | |
| Currency Notes | |
| 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/- | |
Images/Identification Marks on Currency Notes
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.
| Denomination | Image on the obverse of the Note | Identification mark for visually impaired |
| Rs. 5 | Tractor in a field | — |
| Rs. 10 | Rhinoceros, Tiger and elephant | — |
| Rs. 20 | Mt Harriet and Port Blair lighthouse | Rectangle |
| Rs. 50 | Indian Parliament House | Square |
| Rs. 100 | Himalayas | Triangle |
| New notes – Post 2016 | ||
| Rs. 2000 | Mangalyaan | – |
| Rs. 500 (new) | Red Fort | – |
| Rs. 200 | Sanchi Stupa | Letter H |
| Rs. 100 | Rani ki Vav | – |
| Rs. 50 | Hampi with chariot | – |
| Rs. 20 | Ellora caves | – |
| Rs. 10 | Konark sun temple | – |
| Demonetized notes | ||
| Rs. 1000 | Economy of India represented by an oil rig, satellite, computer, harvester and foundry | Diamond |
| Rs. 500 | Dandi march represented by Gyarah Murti statue of Delhi | Circle |