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2 Rupees 19th Commonwealth Games - Delhi 2010
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 2 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into three horizontal registers by two parallel lines spanning the field. The upper register bears the bilingual legend 'भारत INDIA' in Devanagari and Latin script. The central register features the Lion Capital of Ashoka (the national emblem of India) to the left, with the motto 'सत्यमेव जयते' (Satyameva Jayate) inscribed beneath it in Devanagari script, and the large numeral '2' denoting face value to the right. The lower register carries the denomination legend 'रुपये RUPEES' in Devanagari and Latin script. |
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| Obverse lettering | भारत INDIA सत्यमेव जयते 2 रुपये RUPEES |
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India issued a wave of commemorative circulation coins ahead of the Delhi Games, this 2-rupee piece among them. The 2010 Commonwealth Games were the first held in India and only the second in Asia, but the lead-up was marked by severe organizational failures — incomplete venues, a collapsed footbridge at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium just days before the opening, and a dengue fever outbreak that prompted several athlete delegations to initially refuse accommodation in the athletes' village.
The coins entered circulation regardless, indifferent to the chaos surrounding the event they commemorate.