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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

1969 – MAHATMA GANDHI CENTENARY COMMEMORATION COIN

On the occasion of birth centenary of M.K. Gandhi ( Mahatma Gandhi), the father of the nation, India issued this  1 rupee commemorative coin on 3rd October 1969. The other coins issued for general circulation in his memory, are in the denomination of 20 paisa, 50 paisa and 10 rupees.
Specifications
Year of issue – 1969
Obv --   Effigy of Gandhiji and legend “MAHATMA GANDHI” in both English and Hindi and “1869 -                      1948”.
Minted at – Kolkata, Mumbai

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