25 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi

Issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Gandhi's return to India from South Africa in 1914, this is a fractional bullion piece rather than a commemorative in the traditional sense — the denomination is nominal, the gold content is the point. The Central Bank of Seychelles has issued similar small-format gold pieces under foreign subject themes as a revenue mechanism, a practice common among island nations with limited domestic coin demand.