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10 Rupees Veer Durgadass
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Lion Capital of Ashoka, the national emblem of India, depicted in high relief with three lions atop an abacus bearing the Dharma Chakra (wheel). Below the emblem, the national motto सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva Jayate) is inscribed in Devanagari script. The denomination numeral '10' appears prominently in the lower field. The legend भारत to the left and INDIA RUPEES to the right are arranged along the rim in Devanagari and Latin scripts respectively. |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari/Latin |
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Veer Durgadas Rathore, commemorated here, was the Marwar chieftain who spent over two decades sheltering the infant Marwar prince Ajit Singh from Aurangzeb's court — a prolonged act of defiance that ultimately contributed to Rathor resistance against Mughal authority in Rajputana. He was exiled in 1720 despite his loyalty to the restored throne, and died in obscurity shortly after. India's commemorative rupee series of this period often honored regional heroes overlooked by earlier colonial-era historiography, Durgadas among the more deserving inclusions.