Thursday, 24 October 2013

MY COLLECTION - ALBUM NO 1 - INDIAN REPUBLIC COINS - RUPEES TEN & ANDAMAN COINS





















CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY,
C/O COL GKS REDDY,

Secunderabad - 500 015.




          India declared independence on 15th August 1947. India was partitioned into three parts. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (former East pakistan). India was declared as Republic in 1950. India introduced it's own coinage,on 15th August 1950, all of which have Ashokas (the greatest Mauryan Emperor) Lion Capital motif (described in First coinage of India). All the coins and currency notes of modern India have this four-lion symbol on it.



          Indian Republic continued with the old monetary system used by the British Empire as legal tender for almost 10 years after Independence, where in a Rupee consisted of 16 Annas / 64 pice. India adopted a decimal monetary system only in 1957 where, One Rupee consisted of 100 Paise (Naya Paise). After posting my collection of coins minted by Indian Republic from Aug 1950 to Dec 1956. (Old system coins of Indian Republic) 1 to 5 Naya Paise coins, 10 & 20 Naya Paise coins, 25 & 50 Naya Paise Coins and One Rupee coins, Two Rupee Coins, Five Rupee Coins, I am now posting my collection of Ten Rupee Coina and Andaman & Nicobar coins




Ten Rupees





Ten Rupees – Cross Roads – 2006 – Bi-metallic






Ten Rupees – Std Coin - 2008






Ten Rupees – Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary – 2009






Ten Rupees – 75 Years of RBI – 2010



  



Ten Rupees – New Rupee Symbol – 2011



 


Ten Rupees – 60 Years of Indian Parliament - 2012


Andaman & Nicobar Islands




          These seven 2011 dated Fantasy Coins are themed around Fauna of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. These are minted in private foreign Mint and the mintage is believed to be around 10,000 coins in all. These coins are meant for Coin collectors only and NOT meant for commercial circulation. These coins do not come in the purview of Counterfeit coins, as defined in the Indian Coinage Act of 1906.









Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Twenty Rupees – Nautilus -2011







Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Ten Rupees – Dugong -2011







Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Five Rupees – Indian Wild Boar -2011








Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Two Rupees – Coconut Crab -2011












Andaman & Nicobar Islands – One Rupee – Kuhl's Flying Gecko -2011










Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Fifty Paise – Stork-billedKingfisher -2011








Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 25 Paise – Andaman Clubtail Butterfly -2011










Note - Some of the images of coins in my collection, have been taken from the Gallery to the extent available, to save on time & effort involved in photography & editing

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