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Coinage of Five Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate

Dated 27th January, 2016 | Copy of | Notification Sl26 |

  In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (d) and (e) of Sub-section (2) of section 24 of the Coinage Act, 2011(11 of 2011), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Coinage of Five Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of “500TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHRI KRISHNA CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU’S COMING TO VRINDAVAN” Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Denomination of coins:- The coins of the following denominations shall also be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of “500TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHRI KRISHNA CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU’S COMING TO VRINDAVAN”, namely:-

1. Five Hundred Rupees;

2. Ten Rupees.

3. Dimension and composition of coins:- The coins of the denominations mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the following dimensions and composition, namely:-

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  4. Design:- The design of the coins shall be as under:- (i) FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES OBVERSE: The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar in the center with the legend “lR;eso t;rs” inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word “Hkkjr” in Devanagri script and on the right periphery flanked with the word “INDIA” in English and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol “`” and denominational value “500” in the international numerals below the Lion Capital.  mmm111

  -Sd/- (Pankaj Gupta) Under Secy. (SPMC and Coin)

G.S.R.116(E) F.No.02/26/2015-Coin Issued by: Ministry of Finance (Department of Economics Affairs) New Delhi

 
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