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100 Rupees Birth Centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
| 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, the national emblem of India, is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, resting on its abacus with the Dharma Chakra (wheel) visible at its base. Immediately below the capital, the national motto सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva Jayate, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs') is inscribed in Devanagari script. The country name appears bilaterally around the upper periphery, with भारत (Bharat) to the left and INDIA to the right in large raised letters. The denomination ₹100, incorporating the Indian Rupee symbol, is prominently inscribed in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Deendayal Upadhyaya was born in 1916 and rose to become the principal ideologist of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, developing his philosophy of "Integral Humanism" as a distinctly Indian alternative to both Western capitalism and Soviet communism. He died under circumstances that remain disputed — found on railway tracks near Mughal Sarai station in February 1968, his death was officially ruled accidental but has never been fully explained. The BJP, his political heir, elevated him to near-foundational status in the decades following.
India's commemorative rupee issues of this period are frequently struck in .500 silver rather than the finer alloys used in earlier decades — a cost-driven decision that affects the coin's overall appearance and collector appeal relative to pre-1990s Indian commemoratives.