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| Denomination = Five rupees<br />
| Country = India<br />
| Value = [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]]5<br />
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| Mass_g = 6.74<br />
| Diameter_mm = 23<br />
| Thickness_mm = <br />
| Edge = reeded<br />
| Composition = [[Nickel silver|Nickel-brass]]<br />
| Years of Minting = {{Start date|1949}} – present<br />
| Circulation = Wide<br />
| Obverse = <br />
| Obverse Design = Lettering of "भारत" on left, "{{Smallcaps|india}}" on right, the year of mint and mint mark below, [[Lion Capital of Ashoka|Lion capital]] with the lettering "[[Satyameva Jayate|सत्यमेव जयते]]" below it.<br />
| Obverse Design Date = 2019<br />
| Obverse Image Size = <br />
| Reverse = <br />
| Reverse Design = Numerical "5", eight stylized grain stalks, [[Indian rupee sign|{{INR}} currency sign]], date of issue, "FIVE RUPEES" in English and Hindi.<br />
| Reverse Design Date = 2019<br />
| Reverse Image Size = <br />
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The '''Indian 5 rupee coin''' is a denomination of the [[Indian rupee]]. The {{INR}}5 coin was the highest denominated coin until the minting of the {{INR}}10 in 2005.<br />
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==Design of the coin==<br />
The [[Lion Capital of Ashoka]] is minted on the obverse along with the denomination below. In some {{INR}}5 coins, the denomination alone was minted on the obverse and the Lion Capital minted on the reverse side.<br />
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[[File:5 Rupees coin of India commemorating the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.jpg|thumb|5 Rupees coin [[Commemorative coin|commemorating]] the birth centenary of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in 1989.]]<br />
The coins also are minted with the face of [[Indira Gandhi]] in her assassination and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] during his 100th birthday anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4850.html|title=5 Rupees, India|publisher=|access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Features==<br />
* The 5 rupee Indian coin is minted with [[cupronickel|cupro-Nickel]].<br />
* The diameter of the coin is 23mm. <br />
* The weight of the coin is 5.3 grams.<br />
* The shape is circular.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/ic_coins_5.aspx|title=Reserve Bank of India - Coins}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Coins of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rupee]]<br />
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