5 Rupees 2nd International Crop Science Congress
© Joseph Kunnappally
Features
| Issuer |
India
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1950-date)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1996 |
| Value | 5 Rupees 5 INR = USD 0.05 |
| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 9 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 36791 |
| References | KM# 160 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
2nd International Crop Science Congress
Obverse
Ashoka Lion pedestal, denomination below
Scripts: Devanagari, Latin
Lettering:
भारत INDIA
सत्यमेव जयते
रूपये 5 RUPEES
Reverse
Globe with crop all over it, flanked by two sprigs of wheat on the bottom and double helix structure of DNA inside the gene on the top.
Scripts: Devanagari, Latin
Lettering:
दि्वतीय अन्तऱाष्टृीय फसल विझान कांगेॄस
2ND INTERNATIONAL CROP SCIENCE CONGRESS-1996
Translation: Dwitiya Antarashtriya Fashal Vigyan Congress
Edge
Security
Comments
- There are 2 varieties of this coin, the original issue from 1996 and a restrike from 2006
1) With the word for 'Crop' written in Devanagari as फसल (Fasal)
2) With the word for 'Crop' written in Devanagari as फंसल (Fansal)
There is a 3rd type with a broken upper line, but that could be the result of a grease filled die. फंस ल (Fansa l).
1) With the word for 'Crop' written in Devanagari as फसल (Fasal)
2) With the word for 'Crop' written in Devanagari as फंसल (Fansal)
There is a 3rd type with a broken upper line, but that could be the result of a grease filled die. फंस ल (Fansa l).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ? | Calcutta Mint 2nd Strike | 0.7% | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | 11 000 | $ 98 | $ 250 | $ 250 | Calcutta Mint 1st Strike | 99% | |||||||||
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