COINAGE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE RUPEES AND TEN RUPEES COINS TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION OF 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR RULES, 2015
COINAGE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE RUPEES AND TEN RUPEES COINS TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION OF 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR RULES, 2015
Preamble - COINAGE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE RUPEES AND TEN RUPEES COINS TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION OF 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR RULES, 2015
COINAGE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE RUPEES AND TEN RUPEES COINS TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION OF 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR RULES, 2015
PREAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 24 of the Coinage Act, 2011 (11 of 2011), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
Rule 1 - Short title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the Coinage of One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees and Ten Rupees coins to commemorate the occasion of 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 2 - Denomination of coins
The coins of the following denominations shall also be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of "125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR", namely:-
(i) One-Hundred Twenty Five Rupees;
(ii) Ten Rupees.
Rule 3 - Dimension and composition of coins
The coins of the denominations mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the following dimensions and composition, namely:-
Denomination of the coin
Shape and outside diameter
Number of serrations
Metal composition
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees
Circular 44 millimeters
200
Quaternary alloy
Silver-50 Per cent.
Copper-40 Per cent.
Nickel-05 Per cent.
Zinc-05 Per cent.
Ten Rupees
Circular 27 millimeters
(Bi-metallic)
--
Outer ring
(Aluminium Bronze)
Copper-92 Per cent.
Aluminium-06 Per cent.
Nickel-02 Per cent.
Center piece
(Cupro Nickel)
Copper-75 Per cent.
Nickel-25 Per cent.
Rule 4 - Design
The design of the coins shall be as under:-
(i) ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE RUPEES
OBVERSE:
The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend "LkR;eso t;rs"inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word "Hkkjr" in Devnagari script and on the right upper periphery with the word "INDIA" in English, and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol ` and denominational value "125" in international numerals below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the portrait of "Dr. B.R. Ambedkar" in the centre, with inscription "Mk?- ch- ?j- vEcsMdj dh 125o? t;arh" in Devnagari script on upper periphery and "125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR" in English on the lower periphery respectively. The year "2015" shall be written in international numerals below the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
(ii) TEN RUPEES
OBVERSE:
The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend "LkR;eso t;rs" inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word "Hkkjr" in Devnagari script and on the right periphery with the word "INDIA" in English, and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol ` and denominational value "10" in the international numerals below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the portrait of "Dr. B.R. Ambedkar" in the centre, with inscription "Mk?- ch- ?j- vEcsMdj dh 125o? t;arh" in Devnagari script on upper periphery and "125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF Dr. B.R. AMBEDKAR" in English on the lower periphery respectively. The year "2015" shall be written in the international numerals below the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
Rule 5 - Standard weight and remedy allowed
Standard weight of the coins of the following denominations, coined to commemorate the occasion of "125TH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR" and the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as specified in the Table below:-
TABLE
Denomination of coin
Standard weight
Remedy allowed
In composition
In standard weight
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees
35 Grams
1/500th plus or minus for Silver, that is to say the Silver content may vary from 498 to 502 per 1000.
1/100th plus or minus that is to say weight could be 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams.
Ten Rupees
(Bi-Metallic)
7.71 Grams (outer ring 4.45 grams and centre piece 3.26 grams)
Outer ring (Aluminium Bronze)
Aluminium-5.5 percent to 6 percent,
Nickel--1.75 percent to 2 percent and remainder are copper.
Centre piece (Cupro-Nickel) plus or minus 1 percent for both Copper and Nickel, that is to say, the Copper may vary from 74 percent to 76 percent and Nickel may vary from 24 percent to 26 percent.
Plus or minus 2.5 percent that is to say, weight could vary from 7.52 grams to 7.90 grams.
