Differentiate between the following: Limited legal tender and Unlimited legal tender

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Limited legal tenders Unlimited legal tenders
The coins of smaller denominations are considered as limited legal tenders (say $1 / 2 / 5$ rupee coins) because they are acceptable only for meeting financial transactions of lower value (say, meeting your short distance bus/auto fare.) The rupee notes of higher denominations (say $100 / 500 / 1000$ rupee notes) are considered as unlimited legal tenders because they can be used for settling claims relating to high value transactions.

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Limited legal tenders	Unlimited legal tenders
The coins of smaller denominations are considered as limited legal tenders (say $1 / 2 / 5$ rupee coins) because they are acceptable only for meeting financial transactions of lower value (say, meeting your short distance bus/auto fare.)	The rupee notes of higher denominations (say $100 / 500 / 1000$ rupee notes) are considered as unlimited legal tenders because they can be used for settling claims relating to high value transactions.