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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.


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