As per report the coins, in denomination of Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20, were released at a function at his residence here where blind children were invited. Meanwhile when addressing the gathering, Modi said the "new circulation coins" with various differentiating features will greatly aid the visually impaired and that the government was sensitive to make every initiative "Divyang friendly".
Reportedly an official release said that various new features had been incorporated in the new series of circulation coins to make them easier for the blind. Furthermore the size and weight of the coins increases from lower to higher denominations and the newly included coin of Rs 20 is 12-sided. The rest of the coins are round in shape.
Moreover the front side of the coin will see inscription of the Lion Capitol from the Ashoka Pillar with ‘Satyamev Jayate’ below it and the left side of this symbol will have the word Bharat printed in Hindi and India in English will be printed on the left of the symbol. Further at the bottom of the reverse side, Twenty Rupees in Hindi and English will be written”.
