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100 Rupees Biju Patnaik Birth Centenary
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar, the national emblem of India, occupies the central field, depicted in high relief with three lions visible atop an abacus bearing the Dharma Chakra wheel. The Devanagari legend 'भारत' and 'सत्यमेव जयते' (Truth alone triumphs) appear to the left and below the emblem respectively, with 'INDIA' inscribed along the right rim. The denomination '100' is prominently displayed in large numerals in the lower field, flanked by the Rupee symbol '₹' and the word 'RUPEES' along the right border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Devanagari |
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Biju Patnaik — aviator, independence activist, and twice Chief Minister of Odisha — was something of an adventurer before he was a politician. During the Indonesian War of Independence, he personally flew Indonesian republican leaders out of Dutch-controlled territory in 1947, an act for which Indonesia later awarded him the country's highest civilian honor. The Indian government issued this centenary piece in 2016 to mark his 1916 birth year.
KM#499 is a collector-only commemorative, never intended for circulation. The .500 fineness places it among India's lower-silver commemoratives of the period, a cost-control measure the Reserve Bank applied consistently to rupee-denominated silver issues from the 2010s onward.