The Coinage of One Hundred Rupees and Five Rupees Coins to mark the Occasion of Centenary Commemoration of Komagata Maru Incident Rules, 2014
Published Vide Notification New Delhi, the 26th September, 2014
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(i) One Hundred Rupees;
(ii) Five Rupees.
3. Dimension, composition, etc. of coins. - The coins of the denominations mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the following dimensions and composition, namely:-
Denomination of coin |
Shape and outside diameter |
Number of serrations |
Metal composition |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
One Hundred Rupees |
Circular 44 millimeters |
200 |
Quaternary Alloy |
Five Rupees |
Circular 23 millimeters |
100 |
Nickel Brass |
(i) One Hundred Rupees
Obverse: The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend ^^lR;eso t;rs** inscribed below, flanked on the left upper periphery with the word ^^Hkkjr** in Devnagri script and on the right upper periphery with the word "India" in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol "(ii) Five Rupees
Obverse: The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend ^^lR;eso t;rs** inscribed below, flanked on the left upper periphery with the word ^^Hkkjr** in Devnagri script and on the right upper periphery with the word "India" in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol "Table
Denomination of the coin |
Standard weight |
Remedy allowed |
|
|
|
In composition |
In standard weight |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
One Hundred 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, the weight could be vary from 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams. |
Five Rupees |
6 Grams |
1/100th plus or minus for Copper and Zinc, that is to say Copper could vary from 74 per cent to 76 per cent and Zinc from 19 per cent to 21 per cent and 1/200th plus or minus for Nickel that is to say Nickel could vary from 4.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent. |
1/40th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 5.85 gram to 6.15 gram. |