Coins of India by Abhay Ghaisas

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The one rupee coin has also been minted in the same pattern as the new stainless steel two rupee coin. Although the shape, size, and material of the new coin is same or similar to the earlier stainless steel rupee, the new coin uses the until now strange pattern of putting the Ashoka Pillar and the numeral one that indicates denomination side-by-side on the obverse.