Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941)
INDIA’S HIGHEST DENOMINATION COMMEMORATIVE COIN RELEASED ON 9TH MAY 2010 AT NEW DELHI BY FINANCE MINISTER PRANAB MUKHERJEE TO MARK 150TH BIRTH CENTENARY OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER GURUDEV RABINDRA NATH TAGORE. THERE WERE TWO COINS WITH DENOMINATIONS OF RUPEES 5 AND RUPEES 150 IN A BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION SET.
The face of all the coins shall bear Lion Capital of the Ashoka Pillar in the Center with ‘सत्यमेव जयते ’ Inscribed.
It is flanked on the left Upper periphery with word ‘भारत’ in Hindi and on the
Right Upper periphery flanked with the word ‘India’ in English. The Reverse of the Coin Shall bear the emblem of the RBI, Namely palm Tree and Tiger.
Right Upper periphery flanked with the word ‘India’ in English. The Reverse of the Coin Shall bear the emblem of the RBI, Namely palm Tree and Tiger.