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100 Rupees Chhatrapati Shivaji
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, the national emblem of India, rendered in fine detail at the center of the field. The Devanagari legend 'सत्यमेव जयते' (Satyameva Jayate) appears immediately below the emblem. The denomination '100 RUPEES' and its Hindi equivalent 'रुपये 100' are inscribed in the lower portion of the field, while the bilingual country name 'भारत' in Devanagari and 'INDIA' in Latin script appears along the upper periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Devanagari |
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Issued to commemorate the 325th anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj's coronation at Raigad Fort in 1674, this coin marks the moment the Maratha chieftain formally declared himself Chhatrapati — sovereign ruler — a ceremony deliberately designed to legitimize his rule through Vedic ritual at a time when Mughal authority still dominated much of the subcontinent. The coronation required importing a Brahmin scholar from Varanasi after local priests initially refused to perform the rites for a Kshatriya whose lineage was contested.
The .500 fineness is notably debased for a commemorative, a cost-driven decision that became increasingly common in RBI commemorative programs through the late 1990s.