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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 856362, member: 6229"]In this "TRIVIA" you'll read about and see some of India's commemorative coins honoring people (heroes, leaders, politicians and Saints): In 1969 the mints of India at Bombay, Calcutta and Hyderabad produced coins to celebrate the birth of Mahatma Ghandi in 1869 (Centennial). The coins were to bear the dates 1869 (birth) and 1948 (death). 1969 20 Paise (Aluminum-Bronze): Bombay Production: 45,010 for collectors p;us 9,147 proofs.Calcutta Production: 45,070,000 business strikes.Hyderabad Production: 3,000,000 business strikes <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-42&desc=India%20Republic%20km42%2020%20Paise%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi&query=India%20Gandhi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-42&desc=India%20Republic%20km42%2020%20Paise%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi&query=India%20Gandhi" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-42&desc=India Republic km42 20 Paise (1969) Mahatma Gandhi&query=India Gandhi</a> 1969 50 Paise (Nickel): Bombay Production: 10,260,000 for circulation; 9,147 proofs.Calcutta Production: 12,100,000 for circulation. <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-59&desc=India%20Republic%20km59%2050%20Paise%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi&query=India%20Gandi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-59&desc=India%20Republic%20km59%2050%20Paise%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi&query=India%20Gandi" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-59&desc=India Republic km59 50 Paise (1969) Mahatma Gandhi&query=India Gandi</a> 1969 Rupee (28mm Nickel): Bombay Production: 5,180,000 business strikes; 9,147 proofs.Calcutta Production: 6,690,000 business strikes. <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-77&desc=India%20Republic%20km77%201%20Rupee%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Gandhi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-77&desc=India%20Republic%20km77%201%20Rupee%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Gandhi" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-77&desc=India Republic km77 1 Rupee (1969) Mahatma Gandhi &query=India Gandhi</a> The following India decimal coins are commemoratives. There are'nt definite mintages on these: 1964 Rupee (Jawaharlal Nehru): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India%20Republic%20km76%201%20Rupee%20(1964)%20Jawaharial%20Nehru%20&query=India%20Nehru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India%20Republic%20km76%201%20Rupee%20(1964)%20Jawaharial%20Nehru%20&query=India%20Nehru" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-76&desc=India Republic km76 1 Rupee (1964) Jawaharial Nehru &query=India Nehru</a> 1985 24mm Copper-Nickel 50 Paise (Death of Indira Ghandi): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-67&desc=India%20Republic%20km67.1%2050%20Paise%20(1985)%20Indira%20Gandhi&query=India%20Indira" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-67&desc=India%20Republic%20km67.1%2050%20Paise%20(1985)%20Indira%20Gandhi&query=India%20Indira" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-67&desc=India Republic km67.1 50 Paise (1985) Indira Gandhi&query=India Indira</a> 1989 Rupee 26mm Copper-Nickel (Birth of Nehru): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-83&desc=India%20Republic%20km83%201%20Rupee%20(1989)%20Anniv.%20Nehrus%20Birth%20&query=India%20Nehru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-83&desc=India%20Republic%20km83%201%20Rupee%20(1989)%20Anniv.%20Nehrus%20Birth%20&query=India%20Nehru" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-83&desc=India Republic km83 1 Rupee (1989) Anniv. Nehrus Birth &query=India Nehru</a> 1990 Rupee 26mm Copper-Nickel (Dr. Ambedkar) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-85&desc=India%20Republic%20km85%201%20Rupee%20(1990)%20Dr.%20Ambedkar%20&query=India%20Ambedkar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-85&desc=India%20Republic%20km85%201%20Rupee%20(1990)%20Dr.%20Ambedkar%20&query=India%20Ambedkar" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-85&desc=India Republic km85 1 Rupee (1990) Dr. Ambedkar &query=India Ambedkar</a> 1991 Rupee 26mm Copper-Nickel (Rajiv Ghandhi): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-89&desc=India%20Republic%20km89%201%20Rupee%20(1991)%20Rajiv%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Rajiv%20Gandhi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-89&desc=India%20Republic%20km89%201%20Rupee%20(1991)%20Rajiv%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Rajiv%20Gandhi" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-89&desc=India Republic km89 1 Rupee (1991) Rajiv Gandhi &query=India Rajiv Gandhi</a> 1999 Rupee 25mm Stainless steel (St. Dnyaneshwar) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-295&desc=India%20Republic%20km295%201%20Rupee%20(1999)%20Saint%20Dnyaneshwar%20&query=India%20Dnyaneshwr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-295&desc=India%20Republic%20km295%201%20Rupee%20(1999)%20Saint%20Dnyaneshwar%20&query=India%20Dnyaneshwr" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-295&desc=India Republic km295 1 Rupee (1999) Saint Dnyaneshwar &query=India Dnyaneshwr</a> 2002 Rupee 25mm Stainless steel (Jaya Prakash Narayan) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/87-313&desc=India%20Republic%20km313%201%20Rupee%20(2002)%20Jaya%20Prakash%20Narayan&src=Hans%20Grootswangers&query=India%20Republic%20Narayan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/87-313&desc=India%20Republic%20km313%201%20Rupee%20(2002)%20Jaya%20Prakash%20Narayan&src=Hans%20Grootswangers&query=India%20Republic%20Narayan" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/87-313&desc=India Republic km313 1 Rupee (2002) Jaya Prakash Narayan&src=Hans Grootswangers&query=India Republic Narayan</a> 2003 Rupee 25mm Syainless steel (Maharana Pratap): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-314&desc=India%20Republic%20km314%201%20Rupee%20(2003)%20Maharana%20Pratap&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Pratap" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-314&desc=India%20Republic%20km314%201%20Rupee%20(2003)%20Maharana%20Pratap&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Pratap" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-314&desc=India Republic km314 1 Rupee (2003) Maharana Pratap&src=Ole Sjoelund &query=India Pratap</a> 2003 Rupee 25mm Stainless steel (Veer Durgadass) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-316&desc=India%20Republic%20km316%201%20Rupee%20(2003)%20Veer%20Durgadass&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Durgadass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-316&desc=India%20Republic%20km316%201%20Rupee%20(2003)%20Veer%20Durgadass&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Durgadass" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-316&desc=India Republic km316 1 Rupee (2003) Veer Durgadass&src=Ole Sjoelund &query=India Durgadass</a> 1996 2 Rupees 26.4mm Copper-Nickel (Sardar Patel): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-129&desc=India%20Republic%20km129%202%20Rupees%20(1996)%20Sardar%20Patel%20&query=India%20Patel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-129&desc=India%20Republic%20km129%202%20Rupees%20(1996)%20Sardar%20Patel%20&query=India%20Patel" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-129&desc=India Republic km129 2 Rupees (1996) Sardar Patel &query=India Patel</a> 1996-1997 2 Rupees 26.4mm (Subhas Chandra Bose) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-130&desc=India%20Republic%20km130%202%20Rupees%20(1996-1997)%20Subhas%20Bose%20&query=India%20Bose" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-130&desc=India%20Republic%20km130%202%20Rupees%20(1996-1997)%20Subhas%20Bose%20&query=India%20Bose" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-130&desc=India Republic km130 2 Rupees (1996-1997) Subhas Bose &query=India Bose</a> 1998 2 Rupees 26.4mm Copper-Nickel (Sri Aurobindo): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-131&desc=India%20Republic%20km131%202%20Rupees%20(1998)%20Sri%20Aurobindo%20&query=India%20Aurobindo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-131&desc=India%20Republic%20km131%202%20Rupees%20(1998)%20Sri%20Aurobindo%20&query=India%20Aurobindo" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-131&desc=India Republic km131 2 Rupees (1998) Sri Aurobindo &query=India Aurobindo</a> 1998-1999 2 Rupees 26.4mm Copper-Nickel (Chhatrapati Shivaji) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-290&desc=India%20Republic%20km290%202%20Rupees%20(1999)%20Chhatrapati%20Shivaji%20&query=India%20Shivaji" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-290&desc=India%20Republic%20km290%202%20Rupees%20(1999)%20Chhatrapati%20Shivaji%20&query=India%20Shivaji" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-290&desc=India Republic km290 2 Rupees (1999) Chhatrapati Shivaji &query=India Shivaji</a> 1998 2 Rupees 26.4mm Copper-Nickel (Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc4/87-296&desc=India%20km296%202%20Rupees%20(1998)%20Deshbandhu%20Chittaranjan%20&query=India%20Chittaranjan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc4/87-296&desc=India%20km296%202%20Rupees%20(1998)%20Deshbandhu%20Chittaranjan%20&query=India%20Chittaranjan" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc4/87-296&desc=India km296 2 Rupees (1998) Deshbandhu Chittaranjan &query=India Chittaranjan</a> 2001 2 Rupees 26.4mm Copper-Nickel (Dr. Mookerjee) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-303&desc=India%20Republic%20km303%202%20Rupees%20(2001)%20Dr.%20Mookerjee&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Mookerjee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-303&desc=India%20Republic%20km303%202%20Rupees%20(2001)%20Dr.%20Mookerjee&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Mookerjee" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-303&desc=India Republic km303 2 Rupees (2001) Dr. Mookerjee&src=Ole Sjoelund &query=India Mookerjee</a> 2002 2 Rupees 26.4mm (Saint Tukaram): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-306&desc=India%20Republic%20km305%202%20Rupees%20(2002)%20Saint%20Tukaram&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Tukaram" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-306&desc=India%20Republic%20km305%202%20Rupees%20(2002)%20Saint%20Tukaram&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Tukaram" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-306&desc=India Republic km305 2 Rupees (2002) Saint Tukaram&src=Ole Sjoelund &query=India Tukaram</a> 1985 5 Rupees Copper-Nickel (Indira Gandhi Death) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-150&desc=India%20Republic%20km150%205%20Rupees%20(1985)%20Indira%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Indira" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-150&desc=India%20Republic%20km150%205%20Rupees%20(1985)%20Indira%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Indira" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-150&desc=India Republic km150 5 Rupees (1985) Indira Gandhi &query=India Indira</a> 1989 5 Rupees Copper-Nickel (Nehru's Birth): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-151&desc=India%20Republic%20km151%205%20Rupees%20(1989)%20Nehrus%20Birth%20&query=India%20Nehru" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-151&desc=India%20Republic%20km151%205%20Rupees%20(1989)%20Nehrus%20Birth%20&query=India%20Nehru" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img9/87-151&desc=India Republic km151 5 Rupees (1989) Nehrus Birth &query=India Nehru</a> 2001 23.2mm Copper-Nickel 5 Rupees (Bhagwan Mahavir) <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-304&desc=India%20Republic%20km304%205%20Rupees%20(2001)%20Bhagwan%20Mahavir%20&query=India%20Mahavir" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-304&desc=India%20Republic%20km304%205%20Rupees%20(2001)%20Bhagwan%20Mahavir%20&query=India%20Mahavir" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-304&desc=India Republic km304 5 Rupees (2001) Bhagwan Mahavir &query=India Mahavir</a> 2003 23.1mm Copper-Nickel 5 Rupees (Dadababhai Naroji): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-308&desc=India%20Republic%20km308%205%20Rupees%20(2003)%20Dadabhai%20Naroji%20&query=India%20Naroji" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-308&desc=India%20Republic%20km308%205%20Rupees%20(2003)%20Dadabhai%20Naroji%20&query=India%20Naroji" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-308&desc=India Republic km308 5 Rupees (2003) Dadabhai Naroji &query=India Naroji</a> 2003 23.1mm Copper-Nickel 5 Rupees (K. Kamaraj): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-317&desc=India%20Republic%20km317%205%20Rupees%20(2003)%20K.%20Kamaraj&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Kamaraj" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-317&desc=India%20Republic%20km317%205%20Rupees%20(2003)%20K.%20Kamaraj&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Kamaraj" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-317&desc=India Republic km317 5 Rupees (2003) K. Kamaraj&src=Ole Sjoelund &query=India Kamaraj</a>  2005 23mm Copper-Nickel 5 Rupees (Mahatma Basaveshwara): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-5r06&desc=India%20Republic%20km324%205%20Rupees%20(2005)%20Mahatma%20Basaveshwara&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Basaveshwara" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-5r06&desc=India%20Republic%20km324%205%20Rupees%20(2005)%20Mahatma%20Basaveshwara&src=Ole%20Sjoelund%20&query=India%20Basaveshwara" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc3/87-5r06&desc=India Republic km324 5 Rupees (2005) Mahatma Basaveshwara&src=Ole Sjoelund &query=India Basaveshwara</a> A 1969 10 Rupees coin was struck to honor Mahatma Gandhi's Birth. Bombay minted 3,160,000 for circulation and ? proofs.Calcutta minted 100,000 1969 10 Rupees Silver (0.3858 ASW): <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-185&desc=India%20Republic%20km185%2010%20Rupees%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Mahatma" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-185&desc=India%20Republic%20km185%2010%20Rupees%20(1969)%20Mahatma%20Gandhi%20&query=India%20Mahatma" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/87-185&desc=India Republic km185 10 Rupees (1969) Mahatma Gandhi &query=India Mahatma</a>  The following were struck in 10 Rupees (31mm C-N), but I Couldn't find photos: 1998 Das.2002 Narayan2002 Saint Tukaram2003 Durgadass 20 Rupees for Indira Gandhi. 2002 50 Rupees for Tukaram  1999 29mm C-N 50 Rupees Shivaji.  2001 (proof only) 39mm C-N 50 Rupees Mookerjee.  The following 100 Rupees were struck, but I couldn't find photos. All are 44mm Silver (0.5626. ounce Actual Silver Weight):  1985 Indira Gandhi.  1989 Centennial Nehru's birth.  1996 Birth of Patel Cenntennial.  1997 Bose.  1998 Das.  1998 Aurobando.  1999 Shivaji.  1999 Dnyanneshwar.  2001 Mookerjee.  2001 2600th Anniversary Baghlan Mahaxir.  2003 Kamaraj.  2003 Pratap  Found more photos:  <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-339&desc=India%20Republic%20km339%20100%20Rupees%20(2006)%20Mahatma%20Basaveshwara&src=Col%20Suresh%20Bagga&query=India%20Republic%20Basaveshwara" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-339&desc=India%20Republic%20km339%20100%20Rupees%20(2006)%20Mahatma%20Basaveshwara&src=Col%20Suresh%20Bagga&query=India%20Republic%20Basaveshwara" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-339&desc=India Republic km339 100 Rupees (2006) Mahatma Basaveshwara&src=Col Suresh Bagga&query=India Republic Basaveshwara</a>  <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-100r06b&desc=India%20Republic%20new%20100%20Rupees%20(2006)%20Narayana%20Gurudev&src=Col%20Suresh%20Bagga&query=India%20Republic%20Gurudev" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-100r06b&desc=India%20Republic%20new%20100%20Rupees%20(2006)%20Narayana%20Gurudev&src=Col%20Suresh%20Bagga&query=India%20Republic%20Gurudev" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc7/87-100r06b&desc=India Republic new 100 Rupees (2006) Narayana Gurudev&src=Col Suresh Bagga&query=India Republic Gurudev</a>  Thought you might want to know...  Clinker[/QUOTE]

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