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100 Rupees State Bank of India
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the Lion Capital of Ashoka (the national emblem of India), depicted with three lions atop an abacus bearing the Dharma Chakra, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. Below the emblem, the national motto in Devanagari script reads 'सत्यमेव जयते' (Truth Alone Triumphs). The denomination '100' appears in large numerals at the bottom centre, flanked by the word 'RUPEES' along the right border in Latin script. The country name 'INDIA' is inscribed along the upper right border in Latin script, while 'भारत' (Bharat) and 'रुपये' (Rupaye) appear in Devanagari along the left border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue marks the centenary of the State Bank of India's oldest predecessor institution, the Bank of Bombay having merged into the Imperial Bank of India in 1921, which itself was nationalized and renamed in 1955. The Reserve Bank of India has issued commemorative silver rupees sporadically since the 1960s, but the .500 fineness used here — rather than the .900 standard of earlier issues — reflects cost-containment decisions that became routine from the 1990s onward.