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5 Rupees Khadi Gramodyog (Copper-nickel)
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a facing bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the upper central field, depicted with characteristic round spectacles and bald head in high relief. To Gandhi's left, a woman is shown seated at a traditional charkha (spinning wheel), evoking the Khadi cottage industry movement. To the right, a rural village scene is depicted with huts and a tree in the exergue area. The commemorative legend 'खादी और ग्रामोद्योग आयोग' (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) arcs across the upper field in Devanagari script, with '50 वर्ष' (50 Years) below it, while 'KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION' and '50 YEARS' appear in Latin script along the lower periphery. The date '2007' with a mint mark appears at the bottom of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Devanagari |
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Issued to commemorate the centenary of the Khadi and Village Industries movement, this coin marks the legacy of Gandhi's promotion of hand-spun cloth as an act of economic self-reliance during the independence struggle. The Khadi Gramodyog programme was institutionalised after independence through the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, established under a 1956 Act of Parliament. India's commemorative five-rupee series from this period frequently appeared in circulation rather than presentation sets, and KM#360.1a is distinguished from related varieties by its copper-nickel composition, as opposed to the stainless steel strikes produced concurrently under a separate reference.