Not just some shopkeepers, some banks are also not accepting them and replacing them with Rs. 10 notes. If this happened to you and you thought that refusing Rs. 10 coin is no big deal, then you are wrong. You can file a complaint against any person, shopkeeper or any bank official, if they refuse to accept the Rs. 10 coin as it a legal tender.
How to Identify the Real Rs. 10 coin?
Sometimes people feel like refusing the Rs 10 coin because they don’t know if it is real or not. Let’s see how to check a Rs. 10 coin for its legitimacy. As you can see in the picture that the left one is a fake coin and the right one is a legit Rs 10 coin. All you have to check for is the Rupees sign (₹) with the number 10.
You will also see that the number of petals embossed is a different number – the fake one has more than ten leaves and the real coin has precisely ten petals. If you look at the back of the coin, you will see that the word “India” is written in a different orientation on the fake one. Now you know how to identify a phony coin, it will take some time, but you’ll be able to identify the fake coins in just a glimpse.
How to File a Complaint if Anyone Refuses Rs, 10 coin?
Even if you have the real coin, some people including some bank officials are refusing these coins. Refusing the Rs. 10 coin amounts to sedition under Section 124A of Indian Penal Code, and you can file a case against the person.
