“A photo of a purported coin from 1839 confirms that coins depicting Lord Rama were issued during the British regime before India’s Independence”
What FACTLY found
The British Government did not issue coins depicting Lord Rama or any other Hindu gods’ portrait during their rule in India. No such coin depicting Lord Rama’s portrait was issued under the British before India’s Independence. These counterfeit coins depicting Hindu gods were recently manufactured for sale to foreign tourists. These counterfeit coins are available for purchase on different e-commerce websites.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.