Boink Meister Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hi, I am soon acquiring a Collectors' Edition 100 Rupee coin issued by the Reserve Bank of India, very long time ago. Will post the pics once I get it. Should be next month. Just wanted to share the news with all of yous. The collectors' edition dates back to the early 80s and the set contains 2 coins, viz. 10 Rupees and 100 Rupees. Now, India has a 10 Rupee bimetallic coin. However, these are from much before and were issued as a limited edition. I know it doesn't really make sense to post without a pic of the coins. But the joy of getting it was too great for me not to share. hence, this early post..... Can't wait to get my hands on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Meister Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hi... These are the links for the coins... these photos are not mine, but the coins are the same... 100 Rupees Coin 10 Rupees Coin For general info on these coins, click here. Later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Interesting coins. Did the 10R actually circulate? It's so hard to locate most Indian coins in the United States except for some low denomination circulated coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 I checked my collection and found a nice gemmy 25p and a choice aluminum version of this issue. I forgot I had them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Meister Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hi Cladking. Yes, the 10R is now in existence. Although right now it is a bimetallic coin with a poor quality impressions. These are the coins from the time when there was a 10 Rupee note but no coin. Another interesting set of indian coins that I have is the 25p & 50p coins. It has "1/4 Rupee" (25p) & "1/2 Rupee" (50p) written on obverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Meister Posted March 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Finally I got my hands on these beauties! Long cared for and maintained by my father. Thank you dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Looks good, BM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Meister Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Looks good, BM! Thanks thedeadpoint. Wish I cud upload a bigger and better image... but apparently 100k is the limit. ergo, the low res, smaller pic. nevertheless, thanks for the comment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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