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2 Rupee - 1984 EXP Pattern
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Lion Capital of Ashoka (the State Emblem of India) in high relief, flanked by the experimental trial marks 'EXPT' reading left to right. A stylized geometric or floral decorative border encloses the central device. The surrounding legend reads 'INDIA' in Latin script and 'भारत' (Bharat) in Devanagari script, along with the designation 'EXPT COIN' identifying the piece as an experimental pattern issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | INDIA भारत EXPT COIN (Translation: India [Bharat]) |
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Pattern coins from the Reserve Bank of India's experimental series are among the least documented issues in South Asian numismatics. The 1984 date places this piece in the period following Indira Gandhi's assassination in October of that year — a moment of significant political disruption that likely interrupted or delayed several planned coinage transitions at the Bombay and Calcutta mints.
The heavier weight against the circulating 2 Rupee spec suggests this was evaluating an alternative alloy or planchet standard that was never adopted.