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King George VI Pictorial Ten Thousand Rupees BankNote issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency dated 15th October 1947, it was introduced in 1947 December for inter-bank transactions only.<br />
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The Notes are 191 by 140 mm i.e. 7 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches.<br />
Printed by lithography process in India Government Security Press.<br />
Water-mark: Ratnapura Raised Lion with whip on paper manufactured by
Messrs Portals Ltd.
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Front : Green on Lilac and blue underprint.
Portrait of King George VI on the left, a water-mark panel on the
right, and the value in words <b>TEN THOUSAND RUPEES</b> in 3 lines in center and
in figures <b>10000</b> on the top two corners. <b>GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON</b>
above <b>THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT</b>
in two lines.
The date <b>15<sup>TH</sup> OCTOBER 1947</b>
appears below the two facsimile signatures of <b>C.E. Jones</b> & <b>T.D. Perera</b>
<b>COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY</b>.
The value
<b>රුපියල් දහදාහයි</b> in Sinhala on upper left and
<i>Text</i> in Tamil on lower right.
The Serial number on the lower left hand side and upper right hand side.
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Back : Green on a Lilac and blue tint underprint with Micro printing
text <b>THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON</b>. Pictorial at center with
caption <b>KANDY LAKE</b> with small island. Foliage in foreground and
the city of Kandy with the Temple of the Tooth Relic and mountains in
background. The value in figures <b>10000</b> slanted on upper two
corners on either side of <b>GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON</b> in an arc. Lower
the value
<b>රුපියල් දහදාහයි</b>
in Sinhala on left and <i>Text</i> in Tamil on right.
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<tr><td>Date on BankNote</td><td>Signatures of<br />Commissioners of Currency</td><td>Range of Serial #</td><td align="right">Mintage<br /> in K
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<tr><td> 15<sup>TH</sup> OCTOBER 1947 </td><td>C.E. Jones & T.D. Perera </td><td> N/1 00001 - N/5 10000</td><td align="right"> 50
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The notes were demonetized with all notes dated before 1950 December 31st on
1955 August 26th and ceased to be legal tender with effect 1956 August 31st.
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The details of this issue are from <i>Sri Lanka Currency of Recent
Times 1938-1985</i> T. M. U. Sallay, 1986 Colombo:Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
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The Unc Specimen note waa scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 50 dpi.
I thank Mr Tuan Sallay for it.
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The King GVI Rs10000 is only known as a Specimen and probably the most
valuable Ceylon Banknote. Two specimens in CBSL Currency Museum are
sadly gummed on to panel and faded over many decades of display.
<br />
I was once told by a dealer that about 20 of these Specimens are
available with collectors worldwide. Some SPECIMEN stamped on notes
with non-zero Serial number.
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On 1 April 1948, provisional notes were issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the Government of India on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, for use exclusively within Pakistan, without the possibility of redemption in India. Printed by the India Security Press in Nasik, these notes consist of Indian note plates engraved (not overprinted) with the words GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN in English and "Hukumat-e-Pakistan" in Urdu added at the top and bottom, respectively, of the watermark area on the front only; the signatures on these notes remain those of Indian banking and finance officials.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-46191914378649185762016-12-29T18:29:00.000+05:302016-12-29T18:29:00.124+05:30Earliest bank Notes of India .<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Paper Money, as we know it today, was introduced in India in the late
Eighteenth Century. This was a period of intense political turmoil and
uncertainty in the wake of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the
advent of the colonial powers. The changed power structure, the
upheavals, wars, and colonial inroads led to the eclipse of indigenous
bankers, as large finance in India moved from their hands to Agency
Houses who enjoyed state patronage. Many agency houses established
banks.
<br />
Among the early issuers, the General Bank of Bengal and Bahar
(1773-75) was a state sponsored institution set up in participation with
local expertise. Its notes enjoyed government patronage. Though
successful and profitable, the bank was officially wound up and was
short lived. The Bank of Hindostan (1770-1832) was set up by the agency
house of Alexander and Company was particularly successful. It survived
three panic runs on it. The Bank of Hindostan finally went under when
its parent firm M/s Alexander and Co. failed in the commercial crisis of
1832.
Official patronage and the acceptance of notes in the payment of revenue
was a very important factor in determining the circulation of bank
notes. Wide use of bank notes, however, came with the note issues of
the semi-government Presidency Banks, notably the Bank of Bengal which
was established in 1806 as the Bank of Calcutta with a capital of 50
lakh sicca rupees. These banks were established by Government Charters
and had an intimate relationship with the Government. The charter
granted to these banks accorded them the privilege of issuing notes for
circulation within their circles.
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Notes issued by the Bank of Bengal can broadly be categorised in 3
broad series viz: the 'Unifaced' Series, the 'Commerce' Series and the
'Britannia' Series. The early notes of the Bank of Bengal were unifaced
and were issued as one gold mohur (sixteen sicca rupees in Calcutta)
and in denominations deemed convenient in the early 19<sup>th</sup> Century, viz., Rs. 100, Rs. 250, Rs. 500, etc.
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<img alt="" height="146" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T600OneGoldMohurBengal.jpg" width="300" />
<img alt="" height="148" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T600TwoHundFiftyBengal.jpg" width="300" />
<img alt="" height="146" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T600FiveHundBengal.jpg" width="300" />
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<b>Unifaced Notes of the Bank of Bengal</b>
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The Bank of Bengal notes later introduced a vignette represented an
allegorical female figure personifying 'Commerce' sitting by the quay.
The notes were printed on both sides. On the obverse the name of the
bank and the denominations were printed in three scripts, viz., Urdu,
Bengali and Nagri. On the reverse of such notes was printed a cartouche
with ornamentation carrying the name of the Bank. Around the mid
nineteenth century, the motif 'Commerce' was replaced by 'Britannia'.
The note had intricate patterns and multiple colours to deter forgeries.
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<a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/commerce.html"><img alt="" border="0" height="89" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Commerce.jpg" width="150" /></a>
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<b>Commerce Series</b>
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<a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/brittania.html"><img alt="" border="0" height="116" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/MOTIF10.jpg" width="125" /></a>
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<b>Brittania Series</b>
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The second Presidency Bank was established in 1840 in Bombay, which
had developed as major commercial centre. The Bank had a checkered
history. The crisis resulting from the end of the speculative cotton
boom led to the liquidation of Bank of Bombay in 1868. It was however
reconstituted in the same year. Notes issued by the Bank of Bombay
carried the vignettes of the Town Hall and others the statues of
Mountstuart Elphinstone and John Malcolm.
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<img alt="" height="149" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T600TenRupeesBombayobv.jpg" width="300" />
<img alt="" height="148" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T600TenRupeesBombayrev.jpg" width="250" />
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<b>Note issued by the Bank of Bombay</b></center>
The Bank of Madras established in 1843 was the third Presidency Bank.
It had the smallest issue of bank notes amongst Presidency Banks.
The notes of the Bank of Madras bore the vignette of Sir Thomas Munroe,
Governor of Madras (1817-1827).
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The other private banks which issued bank notes were the Orient
Bank Corporation established in Bombay as the Bank of Western India in
1842. Its notes featured the Bombay Town Hall as vignette. The
Commercial Bank of India established in 1845 in Bombay (also an Exchange
Bank) issued exotic notes with an interblend of Western and Eastern
Motifs. The bank failed in the crash of 1866. The paper currency Act of
1861 divested these banks of the right to note issue; the Presidency
Banks were, however, given the free use of Government balances and were
initially given the right to manage the note issues of Government of
India.
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British India Issues commence with the Paper Currency Act of 1861 which gave the Government the monopoly of note issue in India. The management of paper currency across the geographical expanse of the Indian sub-continent was a task of considerable proportions. Initially the Presidency Banks were appointed as agents to promote the circulation of these notes in view of their existing infrastructure. The Act of 1861 authorised the Presidency Banks to enter into agreements with the Secretary of State for becoming agents for the issue, payment and exchange of promissory notes of the Government of India. The problem of redemption of these notes over vast expanses of the Indian sub-continent led to the concept of 'Currency Circles', where these notes were legal tender.<br /><br />These Currency Circles increased in number as the Government progressively took over the work. The agency agreements with the Presidency Banks were finally terminated in 1867. The Management of Paper Currency was subsequently, in turn, entrusted to the Mint Masters, the Accountant Generals and the Controller of Currency.<br />
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<b>Victoria Portrait Series</b><br />
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The first set of British India notes were the 'Victoria Portrait' Series issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 1000. These were unifaced, carried two language panels and were printed on hand-moulded paper manufactured at the Laverstock Paper Mills (Portals). The security features incorporated the watermark (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, RUPEES, two signatures and wavy lines), the printed signature and the registration of the notes. <b></b><br />
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<img alt="Image : Rupees Ten" border="0" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1865qv1.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees Ten</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupees Twenty" border="0" height="161" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1862qv1.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees Twenty</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupees Hundred" border="0" height="153" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1864qv1.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees Hundred</b>
</center>
British India Notes facilitated inter-spatial transfer of funds. As a
security precaution, notes were cut in half. One set was sent by post.
On confirmation of receipt, the other half was despatched by post. <br />
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<img alt="Image : Half note" border="0" height="243" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T100mdofc.jpg" width="200" />
<br /><b>Half note</b>
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<b>Underprint Series</b>
<br />
The Victoria Portrait series was withdrawn in the wake of a spate
of forgeries and replaced by the unifaced 'Underprint Series' which
were introduced in 1867. In deference to public demand, notes in the
denomination of Rupees Five were introduced. Initially, notes were
legally encashable only in the Currency Circle in which they were
issued; however, between 1903 an 1911, notes of denomination 5, 10, 50
and 100 were 'universalised', i.e. were legally encashable outside the
Currency Circle of Issue.
<br />
The Underprint Series notes were printed on moulded paper and
carried 4 language panels (Green Series). The languages differed as per
the currency circle of Issue. Language panels were increased to 8 in the
Red Series. The improved security features included a wavy line
watermark, the manufacturer's code in the watermark (the source of much
confusion in dating), guilloche patterns and a coloured underprint.
<br />
This series remained largely unchanged till the introduction of the 'King's Portrait' series which commenced in 1923.
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<img alt="Image : Green Underprint Rs.500" border="0" height="166" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1919uug1.jpg" width="270" />
<br /><b>Green Underprint - Rupees Five Hundred</b>
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<img alt="Image : Green Underprint Rupees Five" border="0" height="155" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgoirs5.jpg" width="240" />
<br /><b>Green Underprint - Rupees Five</b>
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<img alt="Image : Red Underprint Rupees Fifty" border="0" height="163" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tred1918.jpg" width="260" />
<br /><b>Red Underprint - Rupees Fifty</b>
</center>
<b>Small Denomination Notes</b>
<br />
The introduction of small denomination notes in India was
essentially in the realm of the exigent. Compulsions of the first World
War led to the introduction of paper currency of small denominations.
Rupee One was introduced on 30th November, 1917 followed by the exotic
Rupees Two and Annas Eight. The issuance of these notes was
discontinued on 1st January, 1926 on cost benefit considerations. These
notes first carried the portrait of King George V and were the
precursors of the 'King's Portrait' Series which were to follow.
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<center>
<img alt="Image : Rupee One - Obverse" border="0" height="143" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1917obvi.jpg" width="260" />
<br /><b>Rupee One - Obverse</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupee One - Reverse" border="0" height="139" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1917rev1.jpg" width="260" />
<br /><b>Rupee One -Reverse</b>
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<img alt="Rupees Two and Annas Eight - Obverse" border="0" height="141" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tr2a8obv.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees Two and Annas Eight - Obverse</b>
</center>
<b>King's Portrait Series</b>
<br />
Regular issues of this Series carrying the portrait of George V
were introduced in May, 1923 on a Ten Rupee Note. The King's Portrait
Motif continued as an integral feature of all Paper Money issues of
British India. Government of India continued to issue currency notes
till 1935 when the Reserve Bank of India took over the functions of the
Controller of Currency. These notes were issued in denominations of Rs
5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 10,000.
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<center>
<img alt="Image : Rupees Fifty" border="0" height="157" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgv501.jpg" width="240" />
<br /><b>Rupees Fifty</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupees One Thousand" border="0" height="156" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgv10001.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees One Thousand</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupees Ten Thousand" border="0" height="169" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgv100001.jpg" width="270" />
<br /><b>Rupees Ten Thousand</b>
</center>
With the establishment of the Currency Note Press at Nasik in 1928,
currency notes came to be progressively printed in India. By 1932 the
Nasik Press was printing the entire spectrum of India currency notes.
The improved security features were changed watermarks, intricate
portrait designs and multicoloured printing.
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<center>
<span style="color: maroon;"><h2>
British India: Reserve Bank Issues</h2>
</span></center>
The Reserve Bank of India was formally inaugurated on Monday, April 1, 1935 with its Central Office at Calcutta.
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<center>
<img alt="The first Central Office of the Reserve Bank of India" border="0" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/counsul.jpg" />
<br /><b>The first Central Office of the Reserve Bank of India</b>
</center>
It began operations by taking over from the Government the functions
hitherto performed by the Controller of Currency and from the Imperial
Bank the management of Government Accounts and Public Debt. The
existing Currency Offices in Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Rangoon, Karachi,
Lahore and Cawnpore became the branches of the Issue Department of the
Bank. (It was not then considered necessary to have an office in
Delhi.).
<br />
Section 22 of the RBI Act, 1934, empowered it to continue issuing
Government of India notes till its own notes were ready for issue. The
Central Board of the Bank recommended that the Bank notes retain the
general size, appearance and design of the existing notes, albeit with
modifications.
<br />
Notes with the portrait of Edward VIII were scheduled for release
in the summer of '37. But Edward's heart had its reasons and his
abdication, at levels mundane, delayed the Bank's issues to January
1938 when the first Five Rupee note was issued bearing the portrait of
George VI. <br />
<br />
<center>
<img alt="Image : Rupees Five" border="0" height="143" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/T1strbint1.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees Five - First Note issued by Reserve Bank of India</b>
</center>
This was followed by Rs 10 in February, Rs 100 in March and Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 in June 1938.
<br />
<center>
<img alt="Image : Rupees One Hundred" border="0" height="156" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgvi1001.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees One Hundred</b>
<br />
<img alt="Image Rupees One Thousand" border="0" height="155" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgvi10001.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees One Thousand</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupees Ten Thousand" border="0" height="168" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tvi100001.jpg" width="270" />
<br /><b>Rupees Ten Thousand</b>
</center>
The first Governor, Sir Osborne Smith did not sign any bank notes;
the first Reserve Bank issues were signed by the second Governor, Sir
James Taylor.
<br />
<center>
<table border="0" cellpadding="5">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center"><img alt="Sir Osborne Smith" border="0" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/osborne.jpg" /></td>
<td align="center"><img alt="Sir James Taylor" border="0" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/james.jpg" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Sir Osborne Smith</b></td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Sir James Taylor</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</center>
In August 1940, the one-rupee note was reintroduced, once again as a
war time measure, as a Government note with the status of a rupee coin,
in terms of the Currency Ordinance of 1940 (IV of 1940). The issuance
of Rs 2 and Annas 8 was contemplated but Rs 2 was introduced instead on
3rd March , 1943.
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<center>
<img alt="Image : Rupee One - Obverse" border="0" height="157" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tre119401.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupee One Obverse</b>
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<img alt="Image : Rupee One -Reverse" border="0" height="156" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tre119402.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupee One Reverse</b>
<br />
<img alt="Image : Rupees Two" border="0" height="144" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Trs2jbrbi1.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>Rupees Two</b>
</center>
During the war, Japanese Operations to destabilise Indian currency
involved high quality forgeries, largely of Re 10 notes signed by
Governor C.D. Deshmukh.
<br />
<center>
<img alt="Sir C. D. Deshmukh" border="0" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/deshmuk.jpg" />
<br /><b>Sir C. D. Deshmukh</b>
</center>
This necessitated a change in the watermark and obverse design from
the profile portrait of George VI to his full frontal portrait. As an
added security feature, the security thread was introduced for the first
time in India.
<br />
<center>
<img alt="Image : George VI Profile" border="0" height="142" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgvisd101.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>George VI Profile</b>
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<img alt="George VI Frontal" border="0" height="142" src="https://www.rbi.org.in/currency/museum/Tgvifr101.jpg" width="250" />
<br /><b>George VI Frontal</b>
</center>
The George VI series continued till 1947 and thereafter as a frozen series till 1950 when post independence notes were issued.
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The Indian 1000-rupee banknote (₹1000) was a denomination of the Indian rupee. It was first introduced by the Reserve Bank of India, in 1938 under the British rule and subsequently demonetized in 1946.<br />
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Below are pictures of old thousand rupees note :<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-55902130106348221532016-09-08T12:37:00.000+05:302016-09-08T12:37:44.689+05:30 Type 2 Gold dollar of United States<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Type 2 and 3 gold dollars depict Liberty as a Native American princess, with a fanciful feathered headdress not resembling any worn by any Indian tribe. This image is an inexact copy of the design Longacre had made for the three-dollar piece, and is one of a number of versions of Liberty Longacre created based on the Venus Accroupie or Crouching Venus, a sculpture then on display in a Philadelphia museum. For the reverse, Longacre adapted the "agricultural wreath" he had created for the reverse of the three-dollar piece, composed of cotton, corn, tobacco, and wheat, blending the produce of North and South. This wreath would appear, later in the 1850s, on the Flying Eagle cent.<br />
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Art historian Cornelius Vermeule deprecated the Indian princess design used by Longacre for the obverses of the Types 2 and 3 gold dollar, and for the three-dollar piece, "the 'princess' of the gold coins is a banknote engraver's elegant version of folk art of the 1850s. The plumes or feathers are more like the crest of the Prince of Wales than anything that saw the Western frontiers, save perhaps on a music hall beauty."<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-79871919668029142772016-09-08T12:32:00.002+05:302016-09-08T12:32:37.188+05:30Gold dollar of United States ( Type 1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The gold dollar or gold one-dollar piece was a coin struck as a regular issue by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1849 to 1889. The coin had three types over its lifetime, all designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre. The Type 1 issue had the smallest diameter of any United States coin ever minted.<br />
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<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Designer</th><td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Longacre" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="James B. Longacre">James B. Longacre</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;">Design date</th><td style="vertical-align: top;">1849</td></tr>
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A gold dollar had been proposed several times in the 1830s and 1840s, but was not initially adopted. Congress was finally galvanized into action by the increased supply of bullion caused by the California gold rush, and in 1849 authorized a gold dollar. In its early years, silver coins were being hoarded or exported, and the gold dollar found a ready place in commerce. Silver again circulated after Congress in 1853 required that new coins of that metal be made lighter, and the gold dollar became a rarity in commerce even before federal coins vanished from circulation because of the economic disruption caused by the American Civil War.<br />
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Gold did not again circulate in most of the nation until 1879; once it did, the gold dollar did not regain its place. In its final years, it was struck in small numbers, causing speculation by hoarders. It was also in demand to be mounted in jewelry. The regular issue gold dollar was last struck in 1889; the following year, Congress ended the series.<br />
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In 1831, the first gold dollar was minted, at the private mint of Christopher Bechtler in North Carolina. Much of the gold then being produced in the United States came from the mountains of North Carolina and Georgia, and the dollars and other small gold coins issued by Bechtler circulated through that region, and were now and then seen further away. Additional one-dollar pieces were struck by August Bechtler, Christopher's son.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-16403231328560321052016-09-08T12:24:00.000+05:302016-09-08T12:25:09.871+05:30Nickel Coins of United States with Monticello on reverse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A nickel, in American usage, is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel, the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is .835 inches (21.21mm) and its thickness is .077 inches (1.95 mm).<br />
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The silver half dime, equal to five cents, had been issued since the 1790s. The American Civil War caused economic hardship, driving gold and silver from circulation; in response, in place of low-value coins, the government at first issued paper currency. In 1865, Congress abolished the five-cent fractional currency note after Spencer M. Clark, head of the Currency Bureau (today the Bureau of Engraving and Printing), placed his own portrait on the denomination. After successful introduction of two-cent and three-cent pieces without precious metal, Congress also authorized a five-cent piece consisting of base metal; the Mint began striking this version in 1866.<br />
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The initial design of the Shield nickel was struck from 1866 until 1883, then was replaced by the Liberty Head nickel. The Buffalo nickel was introduced in 1913 as part of a drive to increase the beauty of American coinage; in 1938, the Jefferson nickel followed. In 2004 and 2005, special designs in honor of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were issued. In 2006, the Mint reverted to using Jefferson nickel designer Felix Schlag's original reverse (or "tails" side), although a new obverse, by Jamie Franki, was substituted.<br />
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Monticello shown on reverse was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres (20 km2), with Jefferson using slaves for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets.</div>
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At Jefferson's direction, he was buried on the grounds, in an area now designated as the Monticello Cemetery. The cemetery is owned by the Monticello Association, a society of his descendants through Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. After Jefferson's death, his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph sold the property. In 1834 it was bought by Uriah P. Levy, a commodore in the U.S. Navy, who admired Jefferson and spent his own money to preserve the property. His nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy took over the property in 1879; he also invested considerable money to restore and preserve it. In 1923, Monroe Levy sold it to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (TJF), which operates it as a house museum and educational institution. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1987 Monticello and the nearby University of Virginia, also designed by Jefferson, were together designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-53697653656048148642016-09-02T11:49:00.000+05:302016-09-02T11:52:22.872+05:30Lincoln Memorial cent of Unites states of America. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lincoln Memorial cent of Unites states of America minted between 1959-2008 . The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument. The architect was Henry Bacon; the designer of the primary statue – Abraham Lincoln, 1920 – was Daniel Chester French; the Lincoln statue was carved by the Piccirilli Brothers and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. Dedicated in 1922, it is one of several monuments built to honor an American president. It has always been a major tourist attraction and since the 1930s has been a symbolic center focused on race relations.<br />
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The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln, "The Gettysburg Address" and his Second Inaugural Address. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963, during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.<br />
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Like other monuments on the National Mall – including the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and National World War II Memorial – the memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 1966. It is open to the public 24 hours a day. In 2007, it was ranked seventh on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects. Since 2010, approximately 6 million people visit the memorial annually.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-71191063013885708862016-09-02T11:46:00.001+05:302016-09-02T11:46:26.862+05:30Wheat Cent of United States of America<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wheat cent of America minted between 1909-1958 . The Diameter of this coin is 19.05 mm . It is 95% copper and 5% tin/zinc</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-64173688770367875272016-08-23T11:28:00.001+05:302016-08-25T19:09:42.877+05:30Indian 1000 Rupee note with tanjore temple (now known as brihadeeswarar temple) at thanjavur in tamilnadu .<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First issued in 1954; demonetized on 16th January 1978 . It had an image of tanjore temple (now known as brihadeeswarar temple) at thanjavur in tamilnadu .Brihadeshwara Temple (locally known as Tanjai Periya Kovil) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also known as RajaRajeswara Temple Rajarajeswaram and Brihadeshwara Temple.Built by Raja Raja Chola I and completed in 1010 CE, the temple turned 1000 years old in 2010. The vimanam (temple tower) is 100 ft (30 m) high and is the tallest in the world. The Kumbam (the apex or the bulbous structure on the top) weighs around 80 tons.[5] There is a big statue of Nandi (sacred bull), carved out of a single rock measuring about 16 ft (4.9 m) long and 13 ft (4.0 m) high at the entrance.The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Great Living Chola Temples", with the other two being the Brihadeeswarar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavatesvara temple.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-59785195184295094282016-08-23T11:19:00.002+05:302016-08-25T19:09:42.872+05:30The Hirakud dam on the Rs 100 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A hundred rupee note was issued on 26 December 1960 by RBI Governor H.V.R. Iyengar. The size of this note is 109x172 mm. On the back side of this note there are thirteen regional languages along with an image of the Hirakud Dam and Hydro-Electric station.<br />
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Hirakud dam was the first post independence river valley project in India.Before the devastating floods of 1936, Sir M. Visveswararya proposed a detailed investigation for storage reservoirs in the Mahanadi basin to tackle the problem of floods in the Mahanadi delta. In 1945, under the chairmanship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the Member of Labour, it was decided to invest in the potential benefits of controlling the Mahanadi for multi-purpose use. The Central Waterways, Irrigation and Navigation Commission took up the work. On 15 Mar 1946, Sir Hawthrone Lewis, the Governor of Odisha, laid the foundation stone of the Hirakud Dam. A project report was submitted to the government in June 1947. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the first batch of concrete on 12 April 1948. The dam was completed in 1953 and was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 January 1957. The total cost of the project was Rs.1000.2 millions in 1957. Power generation along with agricultural irrigation started in 1956, achieving full potential in 1966. Situated at a distance of 15 km to the north of Sambalpur, it holds the distinction of being the longest dam of the world. It is a complex structure built across the river Mahanadi and was formed for the purpose of irrigation and flood control. Hirakund dam is about 4.8 km long, bordered by earthen dykes on its left as well as right. Along with the dykes, the length of the dam increases to 25.8 km. the storage capacity of Hirakud Dam is 5818 m.<br />
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Stretching over an area of 743 sq. km, the reservoir serves as one of the biggest artificial lakes in Asia. The 21 km long stretch along the dyke provides the perfect locale for going on a long drive. Enjoy the scenery of the mighty Hirakud dam and rest assured that you will be fascinated with the larger-than-life image that the Hirakund dam offers. A revolving minaret at the top of the dam, known as the Gandhi Minar provides a lovely scene with its vast expanse of water.<br />
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The Hirakud dam was constructed to regulate the even flow of the Mahanadi River in Orissa. Before the dam was built, the area used to have droughts in the lower basin and violent floods in the upper plain regions. With the construction of this dam, this problem was put to an end as it was possible to regulate the flow of water in the desired area. Along with this, the dam also produces hydro electricity, thus making judicious use of natural resources as well as technology.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-39040129735159817892016-08-23T11:18:00.003+05:302016-08-25T19:09:42.867+05:30Rupees 20 note with the representation of the Wheel of Sun Temple, Konark on the reverse side<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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5 rupee note having 3 Deers on the back issued by Reserve Bank of India.Two Deers are standing and one deer is in a sitting position .5 Rupees is written in 8 languages on one side and in 7 languages on the back side .This banknote bears no signature of either the governor of Reserve Bank of India or the Finance Secretary. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-47693241706170373062011-09-21T13:24:00.000+05:302011-09-21T13:24:18.171+05:30Algerian dinar of Algeria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah), also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.<br /><br />In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa, the Arab World and of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea; it is also the tenth-largest country in the world.[14] The country is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Its size is almost 2,400,000 square kilometres (926,645 sq mi) with an estimated population of 36.3 million as of 2011.<br />
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The dinar was introduced on 1 April 1964, replacing the Algerian new franc at par.<br />
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Albania officially known as the Republic of Albania is a country in Southeast Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo[a] to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea. Albania is a member of the UN, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and one of the founding members of the Union for the Mediterranean. Albania has been a potential candidate for accession to the European Union since January 2003, and it formally applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009.<br /><br />Albania is a parliamentary democracy with a transition economy. The Albanian capital, Tirana, is home to approximately 600,000 of the country's 3,000,000 people. Free-market reforms have opened the country to foreign investment, especially in the development of energy and transportation infrastructure. Albania was chosen as the top country in Lonely Planet's list of ten top countries to visit for 2011.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-35622950155835619792011-09-20T12:28:00.000+05:302011-09-20T12:28:56.571+05:30Specifications of Flowing Hair dollar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The United States dollar also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies. The word "dollar" is one of the words in the first paragraph of Section 9 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. In that context, "dollars" is a reference to the Spanish milled dollar, a coin that had a monetary value of 8 Spanish units of currency, or reales. In 1792 the U.S. Congress adopted legislation titled An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States. Section 9 of that act authorized the production of various coins, including "DOLLARS OR UNITS—each to be of the value of a Spanish milled dollar as the same is now current, and to contain three hundred and seventy-one grains and four sixteenth parts of a grain of pure, or four hundred and sixteen grains of standard silver". Section 20 of the act provided, "That the money of account of the United States shall be expressed in dollars, or units... and that all accounts in the public offices and all proceedings in the courts of the United States shall be kept and had in conformity to this regulation". In other words, this act designated the United States dollar as the unit of currency of the United States.
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Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. The term silver dollar is often used for any large white metal coin issued by the United States with a face value of one dollar, although purists insist that a dollar is not silver unless it contains some of that metal. Silver dollars, the first dollar coin issue, were minted beginning in 1794. Before the Revolutionary War, coins from many European nations circulated freely in the American colonies, as well as coinage issued by the various colonies. Chief among these was the Spanish silver dollar coins (also called pieces of eight or eight reales) minted in Mexico and other colonies with silver mined from Central and South American mines. These coins, along with others of similar size and value, were in use throughout the colonies, and later the United States, and were legal tender until 1857.
In 1776, the Continental Congress authorized plans to produce a silver coin to prop up the rapidly failing Continental—the first attempt by the fledgling US at paper currency. Several examples were struck in brass, pewter, and silver, but a circulating coin was not produced, due in large part to the financial difficulties of running the Revolutionary War. The Continental Dollar bears a date of 177of Spanish dollars performed, as that was the coin upon which the United States monetary system would bename has stuck. The failure of the Continental exacerbated a distrust of paper money amongst both politicians and the populace at large. Beginning in the 1780s, a number of prominent Americans called for the establishment of a central mint to supply the United States with official coinage 416 grains, the balance being copper. On March 3, 1791, after reviewing Hamilton's report, Congress passed a joint resolution authorizing a federal mint; the resolution, however, gave no specifics or appropriations . Later that year, in his third State of the Union address, President George Washington urged Congress to provide for a mint, which was officially authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. Despite the authorization, silver and gold coins were not struck until 1794. The first silver dollars were struck on October 15, 1794.
The Flowing Hair dollar was the first dollar coin issued by the United States federal government. The coin was minted in 1794 and 1795; its size and weight were based on the Spanish dollar. In the early 1990s, numismatic historian Jack Collins estimated the surviving number of the coins to be between 120 and 130.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-39929251531360021182011-04-15T14:27:00.000+05:302011-04-15T14:27:52.327+05:301977, 5 paise Commemorative Coin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCwGdveYRqbvTuav0ZJZnzyB3279E3mjH1YZYaTEvmSXsSJYFv5cpnHIlAWNSfrbMIa6d1mSPYb6AkwbY4lQ1fzt0SQhY-qcYRen6qlEzQpJSVbHrHaLRQQFC4Olqj2JY2vM7SOc8Kts/s1600/scan0048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCwGdveYRqbvTuav0ZJZnzyB3279E3mjH1YZYaTEvmSXsSJYFv5cpnHIlAWNSfrbMIa6d1mSPYb6AkwbY4lQ1fzt0SQhY-qcYRen6qlEzQpJSVbHrHaLRQQFC4Olqj2JY2vM7SOc8Kts/s400/scan0048.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This is a 1977 5 paise commemorative coin .This was the second commemorative five paise coin after 1976 first commemorative five paise coin.The theme for this commemorative coin is "SAVE FOR DEVELOPMENT" .It is an aluminium series coin.The weight of the coin is 1.5 gram and the diametric length is 22mm.<br />
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This 50 paise commemorative coin was issued on the golden jubilee of Reserve Bank of India in the December,1982.It is a copper-nickel coin ( 75% Cupper + 25% Nickel ).It was quite different to the prevailing 50 paisa coin .The diameter of the coin was 24mm and its weight is 5 grams.<br />
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On one side of the coin is depicted the logo of RBI “tiger under a palm tree” and Reserve Bank of India is written in english as well as in hindi.The word " golden jubile" is written in the bottom in hindi as well as in english. The span that marked the 100 yrs of RBI is too written on the coin.(1935-1985).On the other side of the coin the denomination is written along with the 'Ashoka Sthamba' and below the 'Ashoka Sthamba' the slogan 'satyamev jaytae' is written which means 'Truth Always Triumphs' .Based on this a question was asked in the gameshow of the movie 'Slumdog Millenaire'-The famous oscar winning movie.<br />
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</a></div>The other 3 coins in the same theme, were issued in the denomination of 100 rupees, 10 rupees and 2 rupees as proof specimens.This is a very rare coin and is very rare piece.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-9476364446730554692011-02-16T19:48:00.000+05:302011-02-16T19:48:27.454+05:309th Asian Games 25 paisa coin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt6iLcZhmn1CwnTbWh0gUFIGgDgoPb3pFEHuOy_9jbRfrOjRRoWLCrF2HtxQhkVjBdNdqnlhxtMOfleALq2Q731aYXz38NC1wax37S9mzWgT20ps1M2W0xTI9PiT2oNxPQ495EWlwj14/s1600/800px-Samrat_Yantra_New_Delhi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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In 1982 a copper-nickel 25 paisa commemorative coin was issued by the Indian Government on the occasion of 9th Asian Games ,in Delhi.The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India. This was the second time the Games were held in Delhi as it was also host to the inaugural 1951 Asian Games. New Delhi joined Bangkok (four times) as the only cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games.The Delhi Asian Games was the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia The mascot for the Games was Appu – a kid elephant. Known in real life as "Kuttinarayanan", this elephant fractured its leg in an accident when he was seven years old – he stepped into a septic tank. That wound would not heal and it eventually killed him. Kuttinarayanan died on May 14, 2005.Appu is not depicted on the coin<br />
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It is a normal size 25 paisa coin having a diameter of 19mm.Having a weight 2.5 gm.On one side the logo for 1982 Asian Games is depicted with the word "IX ASIAN GAMES" written on one side of the logo and "नवम एशियाई खेल" written on the other side of the logo.THe word DELHI is inscribed at the bottom only in english and below this year is inscribed.The Jantar Mantar of Delhi is used in the logo.The Yantra Mantra often called the Jantar Mantar located in the modern city of New Delhi, Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards<br />
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A 2 rupees commemorative copper-nickel coin was issued in the respect of Chatrapati Shivaji Mahraj in 1999.This coin was minted in Noida mint.It was the second time when any coin beard the image of any historic figure from the medieval period.Earlier a commerative coin bearing an image of Saint Thiruvalluvar was issued in the year 1995.<br />
This coin was issued when NDA party came into power with absolute majority in 1999.NDA comprise of 13 political parties at that time of whuch Shiv-Sena was a important member with a descent number of MPs. Shiv-Sena being an ardent supporter of Chatrapati Shivaji Mahraj may have caused this issue of this coin.<br />
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Shivaji with the royal title Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a Maratha king who founded the Maratha kingdom. He became the crowned king 'Chatrapati' of the Maratha Kingdom in 1674,because of his struggle against an imperial power, Shivaji became an icon of freedom fighters in the Indian independence struggle that followed two centuries later. He is remembered as a just and wise king and his rule is called one of the six golden ages in Indian history. School texts in India describe Shivaji Maharaj's rule as heroic, exemplary and inspiring and he is considered the founder of the modern Marathi nation; his policies were instrumental in forging a distinct Maharashtrian identity and infusing it with strong martial and moral traditions.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1618888902271820704.post-82172201562277668932011-02-16T19:34:00.000+05:302011-02-16T19:34:04.861+05:30Sardar Patel 2 rupee Commemorative Coin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuH6m2U6E_U-ktcdJ8Fp5PZlsN1DW1fz6CIUexSflTYGL_U-Z-m1GO8rLol2NtySPdfZxtEx_XE1SwxNZJBDeUoQeV0OSpaOvwfV8hd8SspkaRZcbQvBeTXRH4Q9gLbX7NCjqhwJRLSU/s1600/scan0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuH6m2U6E_U-ktcdJ8Fp5PZlsN1DW1fz6CIUexSflTYGL_U-Z-m1GO8rLol2NtySPdfZxtEx_XE1SwxNZJBDeUoQeV0OSpaOvwfV8hd8SspkaRZcbQvBeTXRH4Q9gLbX7NCjqhwJRLSU/s400/scan0021.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uSSJdVlcE1-svwxlxzPLDEKL4kB25JFe8Oag_AKMxHxFbR3LuOLBbuI7EvA8WwnyvLxUJr-OKJXP87TRnS1V4X_m1FEPVv3Z9wPDkjHWxHpGI3J8_wnIC12FsgkfP95-qzggFIMsvrY/s1600/scan0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>This is a 1996 Commemorative Coin issued in the respect of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was born at his maternal uncle's house Desai Vago in Nadiad in Leva Patidar Gurjar on 31 October 1875 .He was the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India he is hailed as the Iron Man of India.In the 1946 election for the Congress presidency, Patel stepped down in favor of Nehru at the request of Gandhi. The election's importance stemmed from the fact that the elected President would lead free India's first Government. Gandhi asked all 16 states representatives and Congress to elect the right person and Sardar Patel's name was proposed by 13 states representatives out of 16, but Patel respected Gandhi's request to not be the first prime minister. As a Home Minister, Patel merged all parts of India under federal control . He persuaded the princes of 565 states of the impossibility of independence from the Indian republic, especially in the presence of growing opposition from their subjects. He proposed favourable terms for the merger, including creation of privy purses for the descendants of the rulers .Governor General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Nehru and Patel formed the triumvirate which ruled India from 1948 to 1950.<br />
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It was the third time a commerative coin was issued for an Indian not holding the post of prime minister of India.It took place for Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar earlier.<br />
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This is a 2 rupee normal circular coin issued in respect of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.It is a copper -nickel coin weighing 6gm and having a diameter of 23mm.<br />
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It is a commemorative copper-nickel one rupee coin On one side of the coin we have the 'Ashoka Sthamba' along with the slogan 'satyamev jayte'and the denomination and on the other side we have the slogan Food and Nutrition in hindi and english and the word 'world food day' is written in hindi and english.The image of various food items like wheat,banana and various vegetables is depicted and on the top the logo of World Food Day is inscribed</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0