First Indian Commemorative Coin of 2009

India released Louis Braille Bi-Centenary 2 Rupees coin as its first circulating commemorative coin of 2009.
Here is the pic

 

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Why Braille?

 

Well it commemerates his Birth and he did help so many blind people to read amd I imagine India thought he was worthy of remembrence by putting his image on a coin

 

finally a useful post. so when did u get this coin. ill have the mint delivery get a bag for me

 

Perhaps trades are in order when they are released?

 

Its not mine. My collector friend from New Delhi sent me this pics and info. He don't own it either. Says found it on net. So its probably still not out in circulation.

 

scandalous

 

You are in lucky place Spock. Until 2004 I used to find all circulating commemorative coins in change but after '04 I have to source them out from other parts of the country. Maybe Calcutta mint which is nearest to my state is not producing enough coins. Last time I went to Calcutta in December, I even couldn't find a single new 50p coin.

 

Louis Braille was born in 1809, thus 200 years ago, and due to the widespread use of the the Braille system in the world, various countries will issue commems on this occasion. Obviously India but also Italy or the US for example.

Christian

 

Ever see America put an Indian on the coin? Not even Ghandi.

Ruben

PS- No Native American Jokes

 

But you both (US and India) put Louis Braille on a coin ...

Christian

 

As chrisild said, Italy will issue a 2€ conmemorative coin for Louis Braille. There is no design published yet. I also wondered why Italy would issue a coin for him, as even France (he was French) has not been heard to do so. But I also remembered that not many countries have ever had coins with Braille signs on its coins, as Italy had.

 

Sometimes it's the idea or concept that counts, and then it does not matter that much any more whether the person behind the idea was French or American or Indian or ... For example, Portugal issued a collector coin to commemorate Baden-Powell. He was British but they honored him as the founder of the scouting movement.

In my opinion it is silly to say that "foreigners" should not be on coins. What I have problems with is countries that issue dozens of collector pieces featuring people from all over the world every year. But neither India nor the US is in that camp.

That Italian coin was even a circulation piece, but the "dots" are too small AFAIK to be read with your fingers. Compare them to the Braille texts on pill packages for example.

Christian

 

should be and why wouldn't they be are two different concepts. If i was Indian and compemtenpating my first commemorative issue, I wouldn't pick Braille. Panini maybe, but not Braille.

Ruben

 

i have even heard that if you purchase a 100 bags, the govt is throwing in 1 special gold coin in randomly in one the these coins to commemorate the existing the financial crisis ... But this is only at some of the special mint sites..

 

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Thats a plain silly rumor. No such offer is issued by either I.G. Mints.
BTW Is the coin out in circulation?

 

Not on coins but on stamps.
I got two US stamps on Gandhi, one 4c and another 8c. Likewise India issued two stamps featuring Abe Lincoln. The last one is issued this december.

 

stamps don't count. They also have stamps of Green Lantern and Mickey Mouse.

Ruben

 

oh well