1000 Rupees Emperor Rajendra Chola I

Rajendra Chola I expanded the empire inherited from his father Rajaraja beyond anything the subcontinent's southern dynasties had previously managed, pushing Chola forces as far north as the Ganges and launching a naval campaign circa 1025 AD that struck ports along the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra — a reach that makes him one of the few pre-colonial Indian rulers with a credible claim to pan-Asian military projection. The Indian government has issued a growing series of commemorative rupee coins honoring historical figures, this denomination sitting at the heavier, collector-grade end of that program.