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NEW DELHI: In a first, the government has announced new Rs 20 coin which will be shaped like a 12-edged polygon (dodecagon). The outside diameter of new Rs 20 coin will be 27mm (millimeters) and it will weigh 8.54 grams, a notification from the finance ministry stated. The composition of the new coin will be 65 per cent copper, 15 per cent zinc and 20 per cent nickel for the outer ring, while the inner ring (centre piece) will be 75 per cent copper, 20 per cent zinc and five per cent nickel.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released the new series of "visually impaired friendly circulation" coins (Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20). Except for the Rs 20 coin, the rest of the denominations will be round in shape.Releasing the new series, the Prime Minister said that the government is guided by the vision of reaching the last mile and the last person. He added that the new series of coins have been designed and released keeping that vision in mind.The face of the coin will bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar with the legend "Satyamev Jayate" inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word "Bharat" in Hindi and on the right periphery with the word "INDIA" in English.The face of the coin will bear denominational value "20"The rupee symbol will be shown above the denominational valueThe design of grains depicting the agricultural dominance of the country is flanked on the left periphery of the coinThe top right and bottom right peripheries will bear the word Rs 20 in Hindi and "TWENTY RUPEES" in EnglishThe year of minting in international numerals will be shown on centre of left periphery of the coinUnlike the circular Rs 10 coin, the new Rs 20 coin will not have any marks on its edges. The ministry has not given any other cues on its design or appearance yet in the notification. But, like the Rs 10 coin, it will be two-toned with a similar diameter.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued the first Rs 10 coin nearly 10 years ago in March 2009. Since then, there have been 13 iterations of the coin. This also led to create confusion among few traders who assumed that some of the coins in circulation could be "fake". However, the central bank later issued a clarification last year saying that all 14 kinds of coins continue to be legal tender.