Coin Collection

10 Rupee Collection

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10 Rupee, Homi Bhabha

This 10 rupee coin is the first ever bimetallic coin to be released for circulation in India.

10 rupee, 2009

This 10 rupee coin is minted on the theme connectivity and information technology.

10 Rupee RESERVE BANK OF INDIA PLATINUM JUBILEE 1935-2010

How Bi-Metallic Coins are made

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How Its Made - The 2 Euro Coin (€2)

2 Rupee Coin Collection

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Asian Games 1982

Released on the occasion of the IXth Asian games, which were held at Delhi in 1982

Globalizing Indian agriculture(Agriexpo 95)

Coin was released to mark the growing power of india in agriculture in production and export

Small family happy family 1993

Bio diversity:1993

World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 to heighten public awareness of the challenges of hunger, malnutrition and poverty

2 rupee: Chhatrapati Shivaji

A 2 rupees commemorative copper-nickel coin was issued in the respect of Chatrapati Shivaji Mahraj in 1999.
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.

2 rupee, 2000: National integration

The theme for the 2 rupee coin has been national integration since the inception of the 2 rupee coin in 1982, and the design continued till 2004-05

2 rupee, Sri Aurobindo: 1998

On the reverse, we can see the figure of Sri Aurobindo within the circumscribing lettering "Sri Aurobindo all life is yoga", which is also written in Hindi.

2 rupee: Subhas Chandra Bose, 1997

2 rupee: Chittaranjan Das

Chittaranjan Das, whose life is a landmark in the history of India's struggle for freedom, was endearingly called 'Deshbandhu' (Friend of the country).

2 Rupee : Double Plus

In this two rupee coin, the obverse shows a "double plus" symbol with four dots on each side instead of the usual lion capital or the map of India. This symbol is believed to be a Christian cross, introduced on the coins through the RBI by the tsarina, the ElizabethI of India. A lot of hue and cry was raised as the symbol was believed to be a Christian cross , even though officially the theme of this coin is 'unity in diversity', and Mr. Narendra Modi has gone to lengths bringing this symbol on the rupee to the notice of the prople, causing the RBI to withhold the mintage of this design of the Indian rupee with the "cross". This rupee with the cross was minted only for the years 2005, 2006 & 2007 and after that this rupee was withdrawn.

2 rupee, 2010

Due to the uproar created by double cross symbol, the government had to withdraw the previous design , and it was replaced with the design shown above.

2 rupee: Louis Braille

Louis Braille creator of Braille script, which enabled thousands of blind people around the world to read, and give and take ideas and knowledge with the world.

2 Rupee Coin with Rupee Symbol (2011)

The latest coins issued by the Government of India have the new symbol of the Rupee. The new coin consist of the India Rupee Logo and the Lotus design. And the backside it has the Indian Emblem.
The new rupee coin is a good example of this thought process- only where the graphics are concerned on the coin.The size of the coin has been made a size smaller… the new 2 rupees coin is of the size the earlier 1 rupee coin.
It is very confusing as it is same size of the Indian 1rupee coin.

Mint Marks on Indian Coins

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Indian coins since 1835-2007 have the following Mint Marks which are found under the date (year of issue) of the coin. Indian coins bear the distinctive marks of these mints but some coins were minted abroad and imported in 1857-58, 1943, 1985, 1997-2002 and these bear the mint marks of their origin. These coins are imported with the approval of Reserve Bank of India.

Indian Mint Marks on Coins

(a) BOMBAY MINT (Mumbai)-The Bombay Mint has a small dot or diamond mint mark under Date of the Coin.

(b) CALCUTTA MINT (Kolkata)-The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Mark beneath the date of coin or an C incuseis seen at 6'o clock position in british india coins.

(d) NOIDA MINT- The Noida Mint has a small or thick dot under the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.

Foreign Mint Marks on Indian Coins

(a) PRETORIA MINT - The Pretoria Mint has diamond markunder the date 1943.

(b) SEOUL MINT-The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star"under the date of the coin but exactly below the first or Last Digits of dates 1985 and 1997.

(c) ROYAL MINT LONDON -The Birmingham Mint has a small dotunder the date of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date 1985.

(d) HEATON PRESS MINT-This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter "H"under the last digit of the date 1985.

(e) ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, OTTAWA-This Ottawa Mint has a "C"mint mark under the date of the coin. (f) MEXICO MINT-The Mexico City Mint has an " M "mint mark under the date of the coin.

Proof coins vs Uncirculated coins

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As a coin collector, it is important to know the difference between uncirculated and proof coins. As the name suggests, uncirculated coins are just that – uncirculated. They are of the same quality as circulated coins. The only difference being they have never been circulated in the market publicly. They may be packed in a sealed mint case and provided with a certificate. If preserved correctly, there should not be any visible scratches or marks on an uncirculated coin.
Proof coins on the other hand are of much higher quality than an uncirculated coins. They are specially minted to be a collector’s item and are never circulated in the market. Originally proof coins were used as a specimen coins. Before minting a new coin, few proof sets were prepared for approval by the King or the government. Later these sets were auctioned or sold off to collectors. About 200 years ago, these sets started attracting more and more attention. As a results many mints started minting proof sets for collectors.
In order to understand the difference between proof coins and uncirculated coins, it is important to know the process of coin minting. Coins are minted using a die that is struck on a metal base (usually round). Generally two dies strike a coin base on two faces (front face- obverse and back face- reverse).
A proof coin’s die is treated with special chemicals. The high points in the die are treated with acids where as the background (base) of the die is polished to give it a mirror like look. This gives a mirror finish to the proof coin in the base and a matt finish to the raise part of the coin face. Also proof coins are generally struck twice or more times to make sure that even the smallest elements of the design are clearly visible. Generally Proof coins production is manually handled i.e. they are fed into the machine for strike and then removed from the machine manually. Each proof coin is manually inspected before being packed. This results in a 99% flawless coin.
Although it is natural to assume that proof coins are more expensive compared to uncirculated coins, it may not be the case all the time. Proof coins also have a special mint marks to suggest they are proof coins.

Kolkata Mint - Booking open for 150 and 5 Rupee coin- Proof Set

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You can Book 150 and 5 rupee TAGORE coin set from link mentioned below :

http://igmkolkata.spmcil.com/SPMCIL/Interface/PurchaseProducts.aspx

My 5 Rupee Coin Collection (India)

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INDIA - 5 Rupees (1985)

Depicts Indira gandhi facing right. Issued after the Death of Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)

INDIA - 5 Rupees (1989)

Jawaharlal Nehru facing right. Issued during the Centenary of Nehru's birth.

INDIA - 5 Rupees (1995)

A hand holding crops.
Hindi Script: 'Khaan Evam Krushi Sangathan'
English Script: 'Food and Agriculture Organisation', 50 Anniversary (1945-1995)

INDIA - 5 Rupees (1995)

8th World Tamil Conference.

INDIA - 5 Rupees (1995)

50 years of United Nations.

INDIA - 5 Rupees (1992-2004)

Diameter: 23mm

INDIA - 5 Rupees (2006)

Issued in commemoration of Golden Jubilee of O.N.G.C.

INDIA - 5 Rupees (2007)

The 5 rupee wave coins on the theme of IT were minted on 2007 and 2008

INDIA - 5 Rupees (2009)

Indian Parliament.
Hindi Script: 'Rashtra Mandal ke 60 Varsh'.
English Script: '60 Years of the Commonwealth'.

INDIA - 5 Rupees (2010)

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA PLATINUM JUBILEE COMMEMORATION issue

INDIA - 5 Rupees (2010)

Hindi script 'Rupiye', below 5 Rupees, below Year of minting, between lotus flower.

INDIA - 5 Rupees (2011)

Rabindranath Tagore 150 Birth Anniversary 1861-2011

5 Rupees of 2010 - XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

The theme of Coin - "XIX Commonwealth Games, 2010-Delhi" to commemorate the current multi-sport event in New Delhi.