New Rs 7 coin in honour of Mahendra Singh Dhoni! Here’s the truth

Who can forget jersey no.7 which was once donned by the former skipper of Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Dhoni, who is popularly called Thala for a reason, still rules the hearts of millions of fans across the world for his ‘captain cool’ image and down-to-earth personality.

Recently, an image circulated on social media which claimed that a new Rs 7 coin would be released to honour Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his contributions to Indian cricket.

Soon the image went viral, generating comments from cricket fans. A PIB Fact check revealed that the claim made in the image is fake.

The Department of Economic Affairs has not made any such announcement.

An image circulating on social media claims that a new ₹7 coin will be released to honor Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his contributions to Indian Cricket.#PIBFactCheck

✔️ The claim made in the image is #fake.

✔️ The Department of Economic Affairs has made NO such announcement. pic.twitter.com/rgFwmVUPbL

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) November 14, 2024

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Any announcement regarding the release of any new coin or currency can be verified from the official website of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

When we visited the official RBI website, there was no such announcement regarding the Rs 7 coin honouring the cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.