Port Blair, Feb 20: It has come to the notice of State Bank of India that there is reluctance on part of traders and members of public to accept ₹10 coins due to suspicion about their genuineness in certain areas of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. As all are aware that the Reserve Bank puts into circulation, the coins minted by mints which are under the Government of India. As coins have longer life, coins of different designs and shapes circulate in the market at the same time. All these coins are legal tender and can be accepted for transactions.

The general public, transport operator, auto rickshaw drivers, hoteliers, shopkeepers, retail traders, street vendors and merchants have been advised to accept ₹10 coins in daily transactions. This is for the information of general public, a communication from P K Ummer Farooq, Lead Bank Manager said here today.