The Reserve Bank of India will also issue new Rs 5 and Rs 10 coins to honour them.
The new Rs 100 coin will be made of silver (50 per cent), copper (40 per cent), nickel (5 per cent) and zinc (5 percent), while Rs 5 coin will be made of copper (75 per cent), zinc (20 per cent) and nickel (5 per cent).
Features of New Rs. 100 Coins
The Rs 100 coin will be 44 millimeter in diameter with a metal composition of silver (50 per cent), copper (40 per cent), nickel (5 per cent) and zinc (5 per cent).
Obverse :
- This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend Satyamev Jayate inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word Bharat in Devnagari script and on the right periphery with the word India in English.
- It shall also bear the Rupee symbol “₹” and denominational value “100” in International Numerals below the Lion Capitol.
