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Friday, February 27, 2015

The Most Beautiful Coin Of Republic India



The Most Beautiful Coin Of Republic India







Inarguably the most beautiful coin of the Indian Republic is the International Year of the child coin. The single 100 rupees coin comes in two formats and two different sizes (according to weight). The coin has found its way on the covers of many numismatic books and guides. Its sheer crafting and its finishing looks are splendid. No other Republic Indian coin issued till today holds the title of being the most beautiful. It is also based on the theme of IYC which is of course a beautiful theme in itself. I dare to say that this coin is the most beautiful coin in the world based on this theme. Yes, there are lots of coins based on IYC issued by many different countries but this coin stands out uniquely in its beauty.
Now where there is beauty there is also a beast nearby, talking about the replica coins and the duplicates China is beyond fathomable comparisons. Lots of fake Chinese coins exist in the market, perhaps the largest number of fakes for this coins and it brings out the sweat of even the accomplished experts to judge the real coin. So be sure to buy the real one and keep away from the fake ones.

  • This coin was issued in two formats The Proof Set and The Pie fort.
  • There is only one Pie Fort coin issued in India and it’s to commemorate the “International Year of Youth”
  • First time a commemorative was released as a Single Coin
  • First time there is no UNC Set
  • First time there are no coins for regular circulation
  • Booking for individual coin collector was limited to only 2 proof sets and 1 pie fort
  • Only “Paramount International Coin Corporation” was permitted by mint to export these coin sets.




I hope this satisfies your imagination for perfection. I say this is a lovely coin but possessing a beautiful lady is a costly affair but nevertheless it is justified one. The current price for the proof set is around Rs 12000 to 20000 (depends also on the accompanying cover and the card) and the pie fort price is around Rs 80,000 to 10,0000. So we can see it’s a costly affair but love for coins makes us do some unanticipated things. I won't call it just the love for the coins it is a passion.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The Costliest Coin Of Indian Republic

The Costliest Coin Of Indian Republic








This is the picture of one of the rarest coin issued by the RBI in 1992.
This coin's Obverse side has Asoka lion pedestal above denomination
and Reverse side has Tree above wavy lines. The Edge of the coin is plain and the Shape is eleven sided.

This coin was issued as part of awareness campaign for conservation and promotion of scientific management of land resources. It was released by the then Honorable Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Sharad Pawar on 18-11-1993 during the National Resources Conservation Week.

This coin is minted in Copper Nickel Alloy. The mintage of this coin is assumed to be very less (less than 300). This coin listed in the Krause standard catalogue. 
At present this is the costliest Indian coin available. The cost of this coin is around 2-2.5 lakhs which makes it the costliest coin of Republic India.


Happy collecting........