Indian Commemorative Coins

Commemorative Coins of India

Saint Dnyneshwar/Gyaneshwar (B 1274- D1296 )

Saint Dnyneshwar/Gyaneshwar was a poet and philosopher who wrote Bhavartha Deepika Teeka (a commentary on Gita) in Marathi because majority of population at that time unable read and understand the contemporary elite langauge sanskrit.

• Denomination : 1 Rupee
• Metal : Mixed
• Year : 1999

Mahatma Basveshvara/Basava(B- 1134 - D 1196 AD )

Mahatma Basveshvara was a philosopher and a social reformer born in Karnataka. He for the first time created an awareness on discriminatory and exploitative nature of the prevailing social order called as caste system. Basava was the Prime Minister of the Southern Kalachuri Empire in South.

• Denomination : 5 Ruppes
• Metal : Mixed
• Year : 2007

Deshbandhu Chitranjan Das(B-1870 AD - D 1925 AD )

Chittaranjan Das (C.R.Das) known as Deshbandhu ["Friend of the country"] (B 5, 1870 - D June 16, 1925) was a lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement. He actively participated in Non-Cooperation Movement of 1919-1922 in Bengal.He preached non-violence. He advocates communal harmony and need of national education.

• Denomination : 2 Ruppes
• Metal : Mixed
• Year : 1998

• Dandi March

  
  • Denomination : 5 Rupees
  • Year : 2007
  • Metal : Alloy
  Dandi March(To break the Salt Law ) was the part of Civil Disobedience Movement starte by Mahatma Gandhi.

Commemorative Coin - Water Conservation - World Food Day

• Denomination - 2 Rupees
• Date/Year - 1994
• Metal - Alloy
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• Khadi Aur Gram Udyog Ayog - 50 Years
• Denomination - Rs 5
• Year - 2007
• Mint - Bombay