Coinage of One Hundred Rupees Coin to commemorate the occasion of Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Year Rules, 2019
Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 406(E), dated 3.6.2019
Last Updated 24th June, 2019 [act3413]
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Economic Affairs)
G.S.R. 406(E). - 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: - 1. Short title and commencement. - (1)These rules may be called the Coinage of One Hundred Rupees Coin to commemorate the occasion of Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Year Rules, 2019. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Denomination of coin. - The coin of One Hundred denomination shall also be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government on the occasion of "Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Year". 3. Dimension and composition of coin. - The coin of the denomination 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 |
200 |
Quaternary Alloy Silver - 50 per cent Copper -40 per cent Nickel - 05 per cent Zinc - 05 per cent |
First Schedule
(See rule 4)
One Hundred Rupees Obverse. - This 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 periphery with the word ^^Hkkjr** in Devanagri script and on the right periphery with the word "INDIA" in English and it shall also bear the Rupees symbol "L" and denominational value "100" in the international numerals below the Lion Capitol. Reverse. - This face of coin shall bear the portrait of Vikram Sarabhai in the center with the inscription ^^fodze lkjkHkkbZ tUe 'krkCnh o"kZ** in Devanagri script and "Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary Year" in English shall be written on the top periphery and lower periphery of the coin. The year "1919-2019" shall be written in international numeral at the bottom of the portrait of Vikram Sarabhai.Second Schedule
(See rule 5)
Denomination of 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 weight could be 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams. |