The Coinage of One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees and Five Rupees Coins to mark the Occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru Rules, 2014

Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 767(E), dated 31st October, 2014

Act2355

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

G.S.R. 767(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 :-

Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Coinage of One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees and Five Rupees Coins to mark the Occasion of 125^thBirth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Denomination of coins.- The coins of the following denominations shall also be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of "125^thBirth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru", namely :-

(i) One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees;

(ii) Five Rupees.

Dimension and composition 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 Twenty Five rupees	Circular 44 millimeters	200	Quaternary Alloy Silver - 50 per cent. Copper - 40 per cent. Nickel - 05 per cent. Zinc - 05 per cent.
Five Rupees	Circular 23 millimeters	100	Nickel Brass Copper - 75 per cent. Zinc - 20 per cent. Nickel - 05 per cent.

Design.- The design of the coins shall be as under :-

(i) One Hundred Twenty 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 periphery with the word ^^Hkkjr** in Devnagri script and on the right periphery with the word "India" in English, and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol "" and denominational value "125" in the international numerals below the Lion Capitol.

Reverse :

The face of the coin shall bear the portrait of "Jawaharlal Nehru" in the centre, with inscription^^tokgjyky usg: dh 125oha t;arh** in Devnagri script on upper periphery and on the lower periphery shall bear the inscription "125^th Birth Anniversary of Jawarharlal Nehru" in English, and the year's figure "1889-2014" shall be written below the portrait in international numerals.

(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 periphery with the word ^^Hkkjr** in Devnagri script and on the right periphery with the word "India" in English, and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol "" and denominational value "5" in the international numerals below the Lion Capitol.

Reverse :

The face of the coin shall bear the the portrait of "Jawaharlal Nehru" in the centre, with inscription^^tokgjyky usg: dh 125oha t;arh** in Devnagri script on upper periphery and on the lower periphery shall bear the inscription "125^th Birth Anniversary of Jawarharlal Nehru" in English, and the year's figure "1889-2014" shall be written below the portrait in international numerals.

Standard weight and remedy allowed.- The Standard weight of the coins of the following denominations, coined to commemorate the occasion of "125^thBirth Anniversary of Jawarharlal Nehru" and the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as specified in the Table below :-

Denomination of coin	Standard weight	Remedy allowed
Denomination of coin	Standard weight	In composition	In Standard weight
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees	35 Grams	1/500^th plus or minus for Silver, that is to say the Silver content may vary from 498 to 502 per 1000	1/100^th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 34.65 grams to 35.35 grams
Five Rupees	6 Grams	1/100^th 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 1/200^thplus or minus for Nickel that is to say Nickel could vary from 4.5 per cent 5.5 per cent.	1/40^th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 5.85 grams to 6.15 grams.