RBI :All Rs 10 coins are legal tender

Mumbai Jan 18: The Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday has said that all 14 types of Rs 10 coins are legal tender. The RBI has said that "It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank that in certain places there is reluctance on part of traders and members of the public to accept Rs 10 coins due to suspicion about their genuineness."

RBI has said that "So far the Reserve Bank has issued Rs 10 coin in 14 designs.All these coins are legal tender and can be accepted for transactions."

RBI recently unveiled its new Rs 10 banknote under the Mahatma Gandhi series. The new banknote will be chocolate brown in color and will bear the signature of RBI Governor Urjit Patel. The new note will have the motif of the Konark Sun Temple and will also have the Swachh Bharat logo with its slogan.