Collect five different kinds of currency notes and coinsin circulation today. For each one of these, describewhat you see on the obverse and the reverse (the frontand the back). Prepare a report on the commonfeatures as well as the differences in terms of pictures,scripts and languages, size, shape and any otherelement that you find significant. Compare these withthe coins shown in this chapter, discussing thematerials used, the techniques of minting, the visualsymbols and their significance and the possiblefunctions that coins may have had.
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10 rupee note - It is yellowish in color and it has a picture of Mahatma Gandhi and a motif of Sun temple and Konark temple. It has a signature of governor of RBI and size of the note is 123 mm X 63 mm
100 rupee note - It is green and purple in color. It has an image of Mahatma Gandhi with the signature of RBI governor. The size of note is 157 mm X 73 mm. On the other side of the note there is an image of Rani Ki Vav.
50 rupee note - It is sea green in color. It has an image of Mahatma Gandhi with governor signature. The size of the note is 135 mm X 66 mm. On the other side of the note there is a picture of Hampi with Chariot.
One rupee coin- It is the smallest in the Indian currency. It is made by stainless steel which is round in shape. Weight of the coin is about 3 gram. It has a sign of two corns on one side and symbol of four lions and at the bottom Satyamev Jayate is written.
5 rupee coin- It is also a small in size with weigh of 6 gram. It is made by stainless steel which is round in shape. It has a motif of lions on one side and image of Indira Gandhi on the other side.