Reserve Bank of India introduced these two coins in 2005. An Emblem and a numeral 2 on obverse and on reverse a single cross for 1 rupee and double cross for 2 rupees coin with 4 dots in every split portion. RBI claimed that this design have been chosen as a sign of "Unity in Diversity". However there is no history in India of a cross of this nature or any other cross being used to represent this theme. Outraged Indian commentators and Hindu nationalists have charged that the symbol is a Christian cross, pointing out its strong resemblance (equal-armed cross and dots) to the symbol on the denarii coins issued by Roman King Louis the Pious. 
Emperor Louis I the pious was the king of Franks and Holy Roman Empire from Carolingian dynasty between 814 A.D. to 840 A.D.
Obverse - HLVDOVVICVS IMP, cross; pellet in eachquarter
Reverse - XPISTIANA RELIGIO, temple; cross within
However 1 rupee coin was minted in very less quantity and only in 2005, whereas 2 rupees coin was minted from 2005 to 2007 and then minting was discontinued. These two coin designs have been replaced by "Bharatnatyam Mudra" coins.
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