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Description:
Obverse
Ashoka lion capitol & denomination between parallel lines, date below
Reverse
Cross with four dots representing "Unity in Diversity" (The reverse motif is supposed to represent four (abstract) people coming together with outstretched hands from the four corners of India (the dots should be seen as the head of each person).
"Five Rupees" in Nagari and English
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