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100 Rupees Homi Bhabha
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A left-facing bust portrait of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the renowned Indian nuclear physicist, occupies the central field in high relief, rendered in a realistic artistic style. The legend 'HOMI BHABHA BIRTH CENTENARY YEAR' curves along the upper right periphery in Latin script, while the Devanagari inscription 'होमी भाभा जन्म शताब्दी वर्ष' arcs along the left border. The commemorative dates '2008–2009' appear in the lower exergue in Latin numerals, and a small five-pointed star is placed at the top of the field as a decorative element. |
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| Reverse lettering | होमी भाभा जन्म शताब्दी वर्ष 2008 -2009 HOMI BHABHA BIRTH CENTENARY YEAR |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Homi Jehangir Bhabha's birth, this commemorative was released by the Reserve Bank of India as part of a broader series honoring figures central to India's post-independence scientific development. Bhabha founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1945 and later chaired the Atomic Energy Commission of India, effectively building the country's nuclear program from nothing. He died in the 1966 Kangchenjunga air disaster near Mont Blanc — a crash that has never been entirely free of conspiracy speculation, given the timing and his role in India's nuclear ambitions.