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5 Rupees Rabindranath Tagore : Error - Mule without denomination
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of India |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Lion Capital of Ashoka, the national emblem of India, depicted in high relief with three lions visible above an abacus bearing the Dharma Chakra wheel in the centre. The national motto 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth Alone Triumphs) appears in Devanagari script below the emblem. The legend 'भारत' (Bharat) runs vertically along the left field and 'INDIA' vertically along the right field. Notably, no face value denomination appears on this obverse, identifying this piece as a mule error coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | भारत INDIA सत्यमेव जयते |
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In 2011, the Reserve Bank of India released a commemorative 5 rupee coin honoring the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore — Nobel laureate, polymath, and the man who wrote the national anthems of both India and Bangladesh. A small number escaped the mint as mules, struck without the denomination. These pieces entered circulation before the error was identified, making them genuine mint errors rather than deliberate varieties or post-mint alterations. KM#393 covers the regular issue; error mules of this type are unlisted in standard references and surface only occasionally.