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Points in Favor of a Five Rupee Price Point
Easy Handling of Five Rupee Coins
| Coin |
Metal |
Weight |
Diameter |
Shape |
| A Five Rupee Coin |
Cupro - Nickel |
9.00 gms |
23 mm |
Circular |
| A Two Rupee Coin |
Cupro - Nickel |
6.00 gms |
26 mm |
Eleven-sided |
| A One Rupee Coin |
Ferratic Stainless Steel |
4.85 gms |
25 mm |
Circular |
| A 50-Paise Coin |
Ferratic Stainless Steel |
3.79 gms |
22 mm |
Circular |
Source: www.rbi.gov.in
The above table clearly shows that a five-rupee coin has the least diameter of all coins except a 50-paise coin. Moreover, it is the lightest of all, being only 9.00 gms in terms of value as is shown in the table given below.
Ways in which coins are arranged
to make the value worth Rs.5 |
Weight |
Number of Coins |
| One five rupee coin |
9.00 gms |
1 |
| 2-two rupee coins & 1-one rupee coin |
16.85 gms |
3 |
| 5-one rupee coins |
24.25 gms |
5 |
| 2-two rupee coins & 2-fifty paisa coins |
19.58 gms |
4 |
Thus, we see that a five-rupee coin turns out to be a favorite handling coin for a common person who does not want to load his wallet with lots of coin when he can do away with just one.
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* Contributed by -
Mayur Mayank,
PGP-II (2004-2006),
Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy.
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