Currently in India, there is both a coin and a banknote worth ten Indian rupees. The banknote exists in two different designs, old and new, both legal tender at the moment.
In Gujarat, we found that no one objected to using both the coin and the banknote. In Bangalore, in the south of India, we hardly ever see the 10 rupee coin.
Drivers of autorickshaws in Bangalore refuse to accept the 10 Rupee coins, but shops will take them.
We were told that the autorickshaw drivers will not take the 10 coins because they are too heavy! Yet, they happily accept 1, 2, and 5 rupee coins.
Curious, isn’t it?
GUJARAT, DAMAN, and DIU 