The Reserve Bank today said it will issue new coins of Rs 5 and Rs 2 to commemorate the ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
“The RBI will shortly put into circulation coins of Rs 5 and Rs 2 with the theme ‘XIX Commonwealth Games, 2010-Delhi’,” the apex bank said in a statement.
Both the Rs 5 and Rs 2 denomination coins will be of circular shape and have a diametre of 23 millimeters and 27 millimeters, it added.
The existing Rs 5 and Rs 2 coins will also continue in circulation.
