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Fact Check: Is RBI Issuing Rs 7 Coin To Honour Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni?

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: An image of a gold-coloured Rs 7 coin featuring cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is going viral on social media to claim that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be issuing this coin to honour Dhoni.

A satirical page originally shared the image.

The Quint did a fact check and  found that:

  • RBI representative clarified that this is not true.
  • Moreover, the RBI is not responsible for minting coins.
  • There are no news reports or press releases about any new Rs 7 coins.
  • There is no official press release or report about these coins on RBI’s official website.

    The Quint checked the list of coins currently circulating and old coins on RBI’s website and it did not include anything about a Rs 7 coin.

    The Quint also did not find the 7 rupees coin on the official website of the Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL). Apart from that:

    • The section about commemorative coins which are special coins issued to mark significant events or personalities and are classified as a Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT).
    • But, this list also did not include any coins related to Dhoni.
    • The Quint conducted a reverse image search on Google and came across an Instagram handle @thetathyanews
    • The account had shared this picture on November 3. The caption mentioned that this information is not real and is a satire intended for entertainment purposes.
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