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100 Rupees Acharya Shri Vidyanand Ji Maharaj
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A full-length effigy of Acharya Shri Vidyanand Ji Maharaj is depicted seated in a meditative cross-legged posture (padmasana) in the central field, rendered with naturalistic detail, the figure shown in the traditional ascetic manner holding a peacock-feather fan. The dates '1925' and '2025' flank the figure at centre-left and centre-right respectively, with the mint mark 'H' (Hyderabad Mint) appearing below '2025'. A circular legend in Devanagari script reading 'आचार्य श्री विद्यानन्द जी महाराज की जन्म शताब्दी' runs along the upper rim, while the English legend 'BIRTH CENTENARY OF ACHARYA SHRI VIDYANAND JI MAHARAJ' arcs along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded with 200 Serrations |
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Acharya Shri Vidyanand Ji Maharaj is a prominent contemporary Jain monk of the Digambara tradition, and this commemorative marks a rare instance of the Indian government honoring a living religious figure on an official silver issue. The choice reflects both the political weight of the Jain community — small in population but historically influential in Indian commerce and civic life — and a broader trend in recent Indian commemorative policy toward issuing coins for living spiritual leaders alongside deceased statesmen.