25 Paise 1980 - Rural Women's Development

Reverse

Nowadays women in India participate in all activities such as education, politics, media, art and culture, service sectors, science and technology, etc. Indira Gandhi, who served as Prime Minister of India for an aggregate period of fifteen years is the world's longest serving woman Prime Minister.

The Constitution of India guarantees to all Indian women equality (Article 14), no discrimination by the State (Article 15(1)), equality of opportunity (Article 16), equal pay for equal work (Article 39(d)). In addition, it allows special provisions to be made by the State in favour of women and children (Article 15(3)), renounces practices derogatory to the dignity of women (Article 51(A) (e)), and also allows for provisions to be made by the State for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief. (Article 42).

Obverse

The feminist activism in India picked up momentum during later 1970s. One of the first national level issues that brought the women's groups together was the Mathura rape case. The acquittal of policemen accused of raping a young girl Mathura in a police station, led to a wide-scale protests in 1979–1980. The protests were widely covered in the national media, and forced the Government to amend the Evidence Act, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Penal Code and introduce the category of custodial rape. Female activists united over issues such as female infanticide, gender bias, women health, and female literacy.

Since alcoholism is often associated with violence against women in India, many women groups launched anti-liquor campaigns in Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and other states. Many Indian Muslim women have questioned the fundamental leaders' interpretation of women's rights under the Shariat law and have criticized the triple talaq system.

This coin was minted in 1980 by Government of India to promote Rural Women's Development.

Metal       : Cupro-Nickel
Weight     : 2.5 grams
Diameter  : 19 mm
Shape      : Circular

25 paise silver coin quarter rupee 1952

Indian commemorative 25 paisa coins

The Republic of India has so far issued four types of commemorative 25 paise coins. All were issued between 1980 and 1985.
 
1980: Rural women's advancement:




1981: World food day:

1982: Ninth Asian games:


1985: Forestry for development:
This type comes in two varieties: minted from local blanks and minted from Korean blanks.

Flat edge (= Korean blank) above and rounded edge (= local blank) below on two different 25 paise coins.


Two varieties of the 'forestry for development' 25 paise coin: minted from Korean blank (above) and from local blank (below).
All of the five coins above display the  Ashoka sculpture.

25 paisa 1980

25 paise 1976

25 paise 1989

25 paise 1982

25 paisa coin 1990

25 paisa 1986

25 paisa 1966

25 paisa 1965

25 paisa 1959

25 paisa coin year of manufacture,material and specifications

1957-1960

Coins struck in nickel.
Weight 2.5 grams, diameter 19mm.
Denomination referred to as "naye paise".

1961-1963

Larger "25" on reverse.

1964-1968

Denomination referred to as "paise".

1972-1990

Coins struck in copper-nickel.

1980

Rural Women's Advancement.

1981

World Food Day.

1982

IX Asian Games.

1985

Forestry.

1988-2002

Coins struck in stainless-steel.
Reverse depicts a rhinoceros.

25 paisa coin