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150 Rupees Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupad
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The State Emblem of India — the Lion Capital of Ashoka — depicted centrally in high relief, showing three lions atop an abacus with the Dharma Chakra and flanking animals. The national motto 'Satyameva Jayate' appears in Devanagari script immediately below the emblem. The issuer names 'BHARAT' in Devanagari arc along the left and 'INDIA' in Latin along the right. The denomination '₹150' is prominently displayed in the lower field, with the Rupee symbol preceding the numeral. |
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| Obverse lettering | भारत INDIA सत्यमेव जयते ₹150 |
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Issued to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, founder of the Gaudiya Math and the figure most directly responsible for spreading Vaishnava practice beyond the Indian subcontinent in the early twentieth century. His network of 64 matha institutions across India and his confrontational rejection of hereditary caste-based religious authority made him a polarizing and genuinely transformative figure in modern Hinduism.
India's commemorative silver program has long favored a .500 fineness quaternary alloy over sterling — a cost-containment decision that keeps these issues accessible but places them firmly outside serious bullion consideration.