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2 Rupees
| Issuer | Andaman and Nicobar (India) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse lettering | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS * 2011 * |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed depiction of a coconut crab (Birgus latro) occupies the right-center field, rendered in fine relief with prominent claws, segmented legs, and characteristic enlarged chelipeds. To the left of the crab, the numeral 2 is inscribed in large format above the denomination legend RUPEES in Latin script, with additional inscriptions in Bengali script appearing at the upper left, left, and lower portions of the field. The engraver's initials JL appear at the lower right of the design. |
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a Union Territory of India, and coins issued under that designation occupy an ambiguous legal space — they are authorized collectibles rather than circulating legal tender, produced by the India Government Mint primarily for the numismatic market. The X# prefix in Krause confirms non-circulating status.
The 2011 series for this territory drew collector interest largely because issues for Indian Union Territories are infrequent and the Andamans carry historical weight from their use as a British penal colony — home to the Cellular Jail, where Indian independence activists were imprisoned.