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10 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1969 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Ashoka Lion Capital, India's national emblem, is depicted in high relief at the center of the field, showing three lions mounted on an abacus decorated with a Dharma Chakra (wheel) flanked by a bull and a horse. The country name appears in the upper legend in both Devanagari script (भारत) and Latin script (INDIA). The denomination '10' appears in large numerals in the lower field, with 'RUPEES' arching to the right and the Hindi equivalent 'रूपये' arching to the left. A mint mark, when present, appears below the Lion Capital on the abacus base. |
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| Obverse lettering | भारत INDIA रूपये 10 RUPEES |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Gandhi's birth, this was India's first commemorative coin since independence — a deliberate break from the Republic's purely utilitarian coinage program. The Reserve Bank produced it in two versions: a proof striking for collectors and a circulation issue, though neither saw meaningful everyday use.
The .800 silver specification was a concession to rising silver prices that had already pushed purer alloys off Indian coinage years earlier.