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100 Rupees Louis Braille
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date) |
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| Reverse description | At center, a facing bust of Louis Braille is portrayed in modest relief within a recessed oval panel. Flanking the portrait, the birth and bicentennial years '1809' and '2009' appear on the left and right respectively. The legend 'लुई ब्रेल' in Devanagari script and 'LOUIS BRAILLE' in Latin script arc across the upper field. Below the portrait, two lines of raised Braille script dots are inscribed in the lower field, transliterating the name 'Louis Braille' in the tactile writing system invented by the honoree. The overall design commemorates the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth. |
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| Mintage | 2009 - - 2009 - Proof - 2009 ★ - UNC Sets only - |
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Issued to mark the bicentenary of Louis Braille's birth, this coin was part of a broader Indian government initiative recognizing disability rights alongside the commemorative occasion. Braille himself was French and had no direct connection to India, but the Reserve Bank's selection of him reflected a policy push tied to domestic legislation on disability inclusion active in that period.
The .500 fineness is notably low for an Indian commemorative silver issue — many contemporaneous RBI silver pieces used .500 as a cost-control measure rather than a metallurgical one.