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1 Rupee Rajiv Gandhi, mule
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter left-facing portrait bust of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, dominates the central field, rendered in relief with fine detailing of facial features. The legend 'राजीव गांधी' in Devanagari script arcs above the portrait along the upper periphery, with 'RAJIV GANDHI' in Latin script appearing in a corresponding position. The birth and death years '1944 : 1991' are inscribed in the lower field beneath the portrait. The mintmark of the Mumbai (Bombay) Mint — a small diamond or dot — appears at the base. The design is enclosed within a beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
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| Mint | ♦ Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date) |
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A mule in Indian coinage terms here means the obverse die from one issue was paired with a reverse die from another — an error of assembly at the Bombay or Calcutta mint rather than intentional design. The year 1991 is significant: Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on 21 May of that year, and commemorative rupee issues were hurried into production under difficult administrative conditions, creating exactly the kind of die-management pressure that produces mule errors.