2 Rupees Sri Aurobindo

Features

Issuer	India
Period	Republic (1950-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1998
Value	2 Rupees 2 INR = USD 0.021
Currency	Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition	Miedzionikiel
Weight	5.64 g
Diameter	25.9 mm
Thickness	1.36 mm
Shape	Jedenastokątny
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 5472
References	KM# 131 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 209 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Sri Aurobindo Automatically translated

Series: Sri Aurobindo

Obverse

Postument Lwa Aśoki, nominał poniżej, legenda dookoła.

UWAGA: odmiany posągu Asoki
Typ A: Kolumna Asoki o wysokości 15 mm, 5 rzędów futra na prawym lwie, brak lwich wąsów.
Typ B: Kolumna Asoki o wysokości 14 mm, rzędy futra (3-4) na prawym lwie zakrzywione od ciała.
Typ C: Kolumna Asoki o wysokości 13 mm, 4 rzędy futra na prawym lwie.
Typ D: Kolumna Asoka o wysokości 13 mm, 4 rzędy futra na prawym lwie, wycięta klatka piersiowa na centralnym lwie. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Ashoka Lion pedestal, denomination below, legend around.

NOTE: varieties of Asoka Statue
Type A: Asoka Column 15mm tall, 5 fur rows on right lion, no lion whiskers.
Type B: Asoka Column 14mm tall, fur rows (3-4) on right lion curve away from body.
Type C: Asoka Column 13mm tall, 4 fur rows on right lion.
Type D: Asoka Column 13mm tall, 4 fur rows on right lion, recut chest on central lion.

Scripts: Devanagari, łaciński

Lettering:
भारत INDIA
सत्यमेव जयते
रुपये 2 RUPEES

Reverse

(en) Bust of Sri Aurobindo facing.

NOTE: Different mintmarks
♦ (small dot/diamond) = Mumbai.
M (letter "M") = Mumbai Proof Issues.
(no mintmark) = Calcutta.
° (circular dot) = Noida.

Scripts: Devanagari, łaciński

Lettering:
श्री अरविन्द SRI AUROBINDO
सम्पूर्ण जीवन योग है 1998 ALL LIFE IS YOGA

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mints

	Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
°	Noida, India (1988-date)
♦	Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)
M	Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)

Comments

(en) Detailed description of types are given in the article N# 5474

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Date	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1998		$ 0.04	$ 0.82	$ 1.10	$ 1.70	$ 2.30	(en) KM#131.1 (Calcutta Mint; Type C)	22%
1998							(en) KM#131.3 (Calcutta Mint; Type A)	5%
1998 °		$ 0.02	$ 0.56	$ 0.56	$ 1.20	$ 2.60	(en) KM#131.1 (Noida Mint; Type C)	18%
1998 °							(en) Noida Mint; Type B	5%
1998 ♦	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.57	$ 0.59	$ 1.10	$ 2.60	(en) KM#131.1 (Mumbai Mint; Type C)	60%
1998 ♦			$ 0.64	$ 0.66	$ 1.40	$ 3.10	(en) KM#131.2 (Mumbai Mint; Type D)	14%
1998 M							(en) KM#131.1 (Mumbai Mint; Type C) Proof	1.9%

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