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10 Taka Independence
| Issuer | Bangladesh Bank |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 31.47 g |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a detailed relief of the Jatiyo Smriti Soudho (National Martyrs' Memorial) at Savar, depicted with its iconic cluster of triangular spires rising above a stepped plinth and reflecting pool, rendered against a mirror-like proof field. A circular Bengali legend arcs around the upper periphery reading the Silver Jubilee commemorative inscription, with the Latin legend SILVER JUBILEE inscribed below it. At the lower portion of the field, the Bengali inscription for National Memorial Monument appears above the denomination expressed as both the Bengali word for ten and the numeral 10 flanked by dots, followed by the Bengali word for Taka. |
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| Reverse lettering | বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার রজত জয়ন্তী ১৯৯৬ দশ ১০ টাকা (Translation: Silver Jubilee i.e. 25th Anniversary of Bangladesh Independence 1996 TEN 10 TAKA) |
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Issued to mark the 25th anniversary of Bangladeshi independence, this was among the first silver commemoratives produced under the auspices of Bangladesh Bank for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation. The 1971 Liberation War, fought against Pakistani military forces with decisive Indian military intervention, ended in Pakistani surrender on December 16th — a date now observed as Victory Day and the occasion this coin formally commemorates.