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2 Rupees Sant Tukaram
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The Lion Capital of Ashoka, the national emblem of India, is depicted at centre, showing three lions passant on an abacus adorned with a Dharma Chakra flanked by a bull and a horse in relief. Below the capital, the motto 'सत्यमेव जयते' (Satyameva Jayate, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs') appears in Devanagari script. The denomination numeral '2' is prominently displayed in the lower field, flanked by 'रुपये' in Devanagari to the left and 'RUPEES' in Latin script to the right. The country name 'भारत' appears in Devanagari along the left periphery and 'INDIA' in Latin script along the right periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A seated figure of Sant Tukaram, the revered 17th-century Marathi poet-saint and Varkari devotee, is depicted at centre holding a veena (a traditional stringed musical instrument), conveying his identity as a composer of devotional abhangas. His name 'संत तुकाराम' appears in Devanagari script above the figure, with 'SANT TUKARAM' in Latin script below. Three virtue words in Devanagari — 'भक्ति' (Devotion), 'भ्रातृत्व' (Brotherhood), and 'जागृती' (Awakening) — are inscribed in the field. The issue year '2002' appears at the bottom, with the mint mark positioned below the date according to the issuing mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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