Monday, December 31, 2018

Planned family coin


Purpose of issue. 

To promote family planning. 

Central design.

 A big inverted triangle which is the logo of family planning. 

Within the triangle a mother, father and their two children. 

Two ears of corn on either side of the triangle.

 Inscription. 

Planned family food for all on the left periphery. 

Niyojita Parivar sabke liye anaj on the right periphery.

Biodiversity coin

Purpose of issue. 

As part of world food day to promote preserving the elements of nature. 

Central design. 

Mountains, plants, sun, cloud, bird and a fish in the wave of water. 

Inscription. 

Biodiversity world food day on the right periphery. 

Vishwa khadya diwas jaiwik vividhta on the left periphery.

Forestry for development coin

Purpose of issue. 

To promote conservation of forest and wildlife. 

Central design. 

With a tree in the background a deer, a flying bird, a woman weaving basket.

 Inscription. 

Forestry for development on the lower periphery. 

Vikas ke liye vanki on the upper periphery. 

Year of minting below the central design.

Louis Braille coin

Purpose of issue. 

To commemorate the bi centenary of Louis Braille. 

Central design. 

The bust of Louis Braille. 

Inscription. 

Louis Braille in English and Hindi on the upper periphery. 

The year 1809 , 2009 on either side of the bust. 

L. B R L ( short form of Louis Braille) in braille script below the bust.

Rural women coin

Purpose of issue 

To promote women empowerment. 

Central design. 

Within an enclosed circle a woman using a electric husking machine besides a traditional granary. 

Inscription. 

Rural women advancement on the right periphery. 

Gramina mahilayon ki Pragati on the left periphery. 

The year of issue 1980 below.

R B I coin

Purpose of issue 

To celebrate Reserve Bank of India's 75th anniversary. 

Central design. 

A lion advancing in the left with a palm tree in the background which is the logo of RBI.


 Inscription. 

Platinum jubilee in English and Hindi  below the logo. 

Reserve Bank of India on the right periphery. 

Bharatiya reserve bank on the left periphery. 

The year span 1935 - 2010 below.

Food and environment coin

Purpose of issue 

To celebrate 9th world food day. 

Central design 

Three wheat stalks with sun and cloud. The food and agriculture organisation logo on the top. 

Inscription 

The year of issue below the corn. 

Food and environment, world food day on the right periphery. 

Khadya ebam paryavaran, viswa khadya diwas on the left periphery.

O N G C coin

Purpose of issue 

To celebrate the golden jubilee of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. 


Central design 

Big size number 50 with the ONGC logo inside the zero. 

Floral design on both sides. 

Inscription 

ONGC on top of number 50. 

The year of span 1956 - 2006 below the central design. 

Celebrating India on the upper periphery. 

Utshavrat Bharat on the lower periphery. 

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Food and shelter for all coin

Purpose of issue

 To promote Food and shelter for all theme. 

Central design

 A home with a family planning triangle above the door. 

A ear of corn and a rivulet within a circle.

 Inscription

 The year of issue above the home. 

Food and shelter for all on the lower periphery. 

Sabe ke liye anaj aur Makan on the upper periphery.

Commonwealth games coin

Purpose of issue 

To commemorate the XIX commonwealth games held in New Delhi. 

Central design 

A upwards spiralling chakra where the elements of chakra turn into people, which is the logo of the game.

 Inscription 

 XIX commonwealth games 2010 Delhi on the right periphery. 

19 wan rashtra mandal Khel Delhi 2010 on the left periphery.

 Date of event 3 - 14 October 2010 below the logo.

Small family happy family coin

Purpose of issue 

As part of the world population day celebration. 


Central design 

Image of father and mother with two girl children. One of them holding a set of 11 balloons. 

Inscription

 Chota Parivaar khushiyon aapar on the upper periphery. 

Small family happy family on the lower periphery. 

The year of issue below the central design.

International yoga day coin

Purpose of issue 

To celebrate the first international day of yoga observed all over the world. 


Central design

 The emblem of yoga. (A man in lotus pose with his hands stretched outward and joined together above his head. The two pairs of leaves symbolising elements of nature. A picture of globe and a holo behind the man's head. ) 

Inscription 

In the inner periphery Yoga for harmony and peace on right side and samanjasya ebang Shanti ke liye yoga on the left side.

 21 June below the emblem. 

On the outer periphery antarrashtriya yoga divas on the left side and International day of yoga on the right side. 

The year of issue in centre. 

Note 

This emblem was handpicked by Prime minister Narendra Modi.


Thursday, December 6, 2018

Mother's health is child's health coin

Purpose of issue 

As part of a campaign to reduce the infant mortality.


 Central design 

A mother with a child inside a family planning triangle.

 Inscription 

Swastha ma se Swastha sisu on the upper periphery. 

Mother's health is child's health on the lower periphery. 

The year of issue above the central design. 

Note 

This coin was issued on world population day.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

C. Subramaniam coin




Purpose of issue.

To commemorate C. Subramaniam's birth centenary.

Central design.

Image of Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam.

Inscription.

C. Subramaniam birth centenary in English on the right periphery.

C. Subramaniam janma Shatabdi in hindi on the left periphery.

The year span 1910 - 2010 below his image.





Acharya Tulsi coin

Purpose of issue 

To celebrate Acharya Tulsi's birth centenary. 

Central design

 Portrait of Acharya Tulsi. 


Inscription 

The year span 1914 - 2013 below the portrait. 

Acharya Tulsi janam Shatabdi on the upper periphery. 

Acharya Tulsi birth centenary on the lower periphery.

Commonwealth parliamentary conference coin

Purpose of issue 

To commemorate the 37th commonwealth parliamentary conference held in New Delhi. 

Central design 

Image of the parliament building inside a circle.


 Inscription 

The year 1991 on the top of the parliament building.  

Rajyamandal sansadiya sammelan on the left periphery. 

Commonwealth parliamentary conference on the right periphery.

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Supreme court coin

Purpose of issue 

To mark the 50 years of supreme court of India. 


Central design 

The lion capital which is the emblem of supreme court.

 Ashoka (Dharma) chakra above the emblem. 


Inscription

 Yato dharmas tato Jaya below the emblem.

 Supreme court of India on the right side. 

Bharat ka ucchatam nyayalay on the left side. 

The year span 1950 - 2000 at the bottom.


Note 

For the first time Ashoka pillar lion capital grace both sides of the coin.

60 years of parliament coin

Purpose of issue 

To mark the 60th anniversary of the first sitting of the parliament. 


Central design 

The image of the parliament building.


 Inscription 

The year span 1952 - 2012 above the image of the parliament building. 

Bharat ki sansad ke 60 varsh on the upper periphery.

 60 years of the parliament of India on the lower periphery.

Grow more food coin

Purpose of issue 

As part of the development series. 


Central design 

A vertical tablet encircled by two ears of corn. 

Inscription 

Adhik anna ugao, Grow more food inside the tablet. 

The year of issue below the tablet.

Saint Alphonsa coin

Purpose of issue

 To celebrate Saint Alphonsa's birth centenary. 

Central design 

The effigy of Saint Alphonsa with a rose below. 

Inscription 

1910 - 2009 the year span below the rose. 

Saint Alphonsa centenary on the right periphery. 

Saint Alphonsa janma satavdi on the left periphery. 

Mata Vaishno Devi coin

Purpose of issue 

To celebrate the silver jubilee of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. 

Central design 

Image of Mata Vaishno Devi holding sword, trident, chakra, lotus, mace,bow and arrow, conch shell and giving blessings with her eighth hand. 

Inscription 

The year 2012 and silver jubilee below the image of Vaishno Devi. 

On the upper periphery Shri mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in devnagri and in English in the lower periphery.

Mahatma Basaveshwara coin





  Purpose of issue. 

  To honour Mahatma     Basaveshwara. 


  Central design

   The portrait of     Basaveshwara. 





  Inscription 

  Mahatma       Basaveshwara both 

 in enEngli and Hindi 

  at the top half of the     periphery. 


  Bhakti - Kayak-     Dashoba- Samata in     the bottom half of the   periphery.


Jaya Prakash Narayan coin

Purpose of issue . 

To celebrate jaya Prakash Narayan's birth centenary (1902 - 2002 ). 

Central design. 

The effigy of Jaya Prakash Narayan. 


Inscription. 

Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan centenary on the right periphery. 

Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan janmasati on the left periphery. 

The year of issue at the bottom.

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