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100 Rupees Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 100 Rupees |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a facing portrait bust of Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, the eminent Tamil statesman and writer, depicted wearing his characteristic white cap and glasses. Below the portrait, his facsimile signature appears in Tamil script alongside a transliteration, with the Hyderabad mint mark 'H' visible beneath. The circular legend reads 'कलैञर मु.करुणानिधि की जन्म शताब्दी' in Devanagari along the left arc and 'BIRTH CENTENARY OF KALAIGNAR M. KARUNANIDHI' in Latin along the right arc. The commemorative dates '1924 - 2024' are inscribed in the lower exergue, flanked by ornamental dots. |
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| Mintage | 2024 - UNC - 2024 H - Proof - |
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Issued by the Reserve Bank of India as a commemorative circulation-quality coin honoring Muthuvel Karunanidhi, five-term Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for over five decades. Karunanidhi, who died in August 2018 at age 94, was among the longest-serving regional political figures in post-independence Indian history and a prolific screenwriter before entering politics.
The .500 fine silver alloy — well below sterling — is standard for Indian commemorative rupee issues of this denomination, where the Reserve Bank prioritizes controlled production costs over numismatic silver content.