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2 Rupees Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A bust-length portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel facing left occupies the central field, rendered in a restrained, realistic style befitting a statesman effigy. The subject is depicted without headgear, with closely cropped hair and wearing a traditional Indian nehru-collar garment. A circular border encloses the portrait. The honorific name 'सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल' in Devanagari script curves along the left periphery, while 'SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL' in Latin script curves along the right periphery. The date '1996' appears in the lower exergue, flanked by small decorative lozenge ornaments. |
| Reverse script | Devanagari / Latin |
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's appearance on this commemorative issue marks the centenary of his birth — he was born October 31, 1875. As India's first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Patel orchestrated the integration of over 560 princely states into the Indian Union between 1947 and 1949, a feat accomplished largely through a combination of diplomatic pressure and the implicit threat of force. The Hyderabad "police action" of September 1948 was the sharpest example.
The proliferation of KM subvarieties reflects production across multiple Indian mints — Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad, and Noida — each carrying a distinct mint mark.