**Executive Summary:**
This notification announces the Coinage Issue of Commemorative coins on the occasion of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Rules, 2018. It specifies the denominations, dimensions, composition, design, standard weight, and remedy allowed for the commemorative coins. The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, June 28, 2018.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **General Information**
* These rules are called the "Coinage Issue of Commemorative coins on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Rules, 2018".
* The rules are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Coin Denominations:**
* One Hundred Twenty-Five Rupees.
* Five Rupees.
* **Coin Dimensions and Composition:**
* One Hundred Twenty-Five Rupees: Circular shape, 44mm diameter, Quaternary Alloy (Silver 50%, Copper 40%, Nickel 05%, Zinc 05%).
* Five Rupees: Circular shape, 23mm diameter, Nickel Brass (Copper 75%, Zinc 20%, Nickel 05%).
* **Coin Design:**
* The design of the coins shall be as specified in the First Schedule to these rules.
* Both coins will have the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar on the obverse, along with "भारत" in Devnagari script and "INDIA" in English.
* The reverse of both coins will feature a portrait of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the inscription "125" and cid:12, "125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY," "PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS", the year "1893-1972," and the symbol of the Indian Statistical Institute.
* **Standard Weight and Remedy:**
* The standard weight and remedy allowed for each coin are specified in the Second Schedule.
* One Hundred Twenty-Five Rupees: Standard weight of 35 grams, with specified remedies for silver content and overall weight.
* Five Rupees: Standard weight of 6 grams, with specified remedies for Copper, Zinc and Nickel content and overall weight.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Central Government:**
* *Impact:* The Central Government is responsible for issuing the commemorative coins and ensuring they conform to the specified rules.
* *Action Required:* Implement and enforce the rules regarding the coinage of the commemorative coins.
* **Mint:**
* *Impact:* The Mint is responsible for coining the commemorative coins according to the specified dimensions, composition, and design.
* *Action Required:* Produce the coins in accordance with the rules outlined in the notification.
* **General Public/Collectors:**
* *Impact:* Collectors and the general public will have access to these commemorative coins.
* *Action Required:* Be aware of the coins' specifications and authenticity.
Key Entities Referenced
Coinage Act, 2011: A law enacted in 2011, cited as the legal basis for the rules regarding commemorative coins.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis: An Indian scientist and statistician in whose honor the commemorative coins are being issued.
Ministry of Finance: The Indian government ministry responsible for the notification regarding the commemorative coins.
Department of Economic Affairs: A department under the Ministry of Finance.
New Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued.
Coinage Issue of Commemorative coins on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Rules, 2018: The formal name of the rules being established in the notification.
Ashoka Pillar: The Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar is a sculpture of four lions. It has been adopted as the National emblem of India
Indian Statistical Institute: The symbol of the Indian Statistical Institute is to be inscribed on the reverse of the commemorative coins.
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&ािधकार के अधीन जारी करने के िलए टकसाल म(cid:11) िनG नां(cid:4)कत अं(cid:4)कत मू(cid:6)य के िस(cid:18)* का िनमा(cid:20)ण (cid:4)कया जाएगा, नामत:
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(2) पपपपााााचचंंचचंं ,,,,पपपपयययय ेेेे
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अथा(cid:20)त :—
िस(cid:18)े का अं(cid:4)कत मू(cid:6)य आकृित और बाN Oास दांत* क(cid:29) संPया धातु संरचना
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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वृ’ाकार
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44 िमलीमीटर
िनकल – 05 &ितशत
ज?ता – 05 &ितशत
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ििििननननककककलललल पपपपीीीीततततलललल
तांबा – 75 &ितशत
वृ’ाकार
पांच Sपये 100 ज?ता – 20 &ितशत
23 िमलीमीटर
िनकल – 05 &ितशत
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5. ममममााााननननकककक ववववजजजजनननन ततततथथथथाााा अअअअनननन33ुु33ुु ाााातततत छछछछूूूूटटटट.—&शांत चं(cid:12) महालनोिबस क(cid:29) 125व> जयंती मनाने के िलए उपयु(cid:20)9 त अं(cid:4)कत मू(cid:6) य के बनाए गए एक
सौ पRच ीस Sपये और पांच Sपये के िस(cid:18)े का मानक वजन और ऐसे िस(cid:18)* को बनाने म(cid:11) अनुYात छूट वह होगी जो इन िनयम* क(cid:29)
दसू री अनुसूची म(cid:11) िविनVदW(cid:20) ट होगी।
पपपपहहहहललललीीीी अअअअननननुसुसुसुसचचूूचचूू ीीीी
((((ििििननननययययमममम 4444 ददददखखेेखखेे ))::))::
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अअअअ<<<< भभभभाााागगगग
िस(cid:18)े के मुख भाग पर म\य म(cid:11) अशोक ?तGभ का ]संह शीष(cid:20) होगा, िजसके नीचे ““““सससस>>>>ययययममममववेेववेे जजजजययययतततत””ेे””ेे उDक(cid:29)_ण(cid:20)त होगा, उसक(cid:29) बाय> प‘रिध पर
दवे नागरी िलिप म(cid:11) “भभभभााााररररतततत” शaद और दाय> प‘रिध पर अंbेजी म(cid:11) ““““INDIA”””” शaद होगा। ]संह शीष(cid:20) के नीचे Sपये का &तीक ““““ ”””” और
अंतरराcीय अंक* म(cid:11) अं(cid:4)कत मू(cid:6)य ““““111122225555”””” भी होगा ।
पपपपृ@ृ@ृ@ृ@ भभभभाााागगगग
िस(cid:18)े के इस भाग पर म\य म(cid:11) ““““&शांत चं(cid:12) महालनोिबस”””” का िचA होगा तथा dमश: िस9 के क(cid:29) ऊपरी प‘रिध पर देवनागरी िलिप म(cid:11)
““““111122225555वववव&&&& जजजजययययततंंततंं ीीीी”””” और ““““(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)शशशशााााततंंततंं चचचच(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं ममममहहहहााााललललननननोोोोििििबबबबसससस”””” तथा िस9 के क(cid:29) िनचली बाय> तथा िनचली दायी प‘रिध पर अंbेजी म(cid:11) """"111122225555tttthhhh BBBBiiiirrrrtttthhhh
AAAANNNNNNNNIIIIVVVVEEEERRRRSSSSAAAARRRRYYYY"""" ततततथथथथाााा """"PPPPRRRRAAAASSSSAAAANNNNTTTTAAAA CCCCHHHHAAAANNNNDDDDRRRRAAAA MMMMAAAAHHHHAAAALLLLAAAANNNNOOOOBBBBIIIISSSS"""" उDक(cid:29)_ण(cid:20)त होगा, ““““(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)शशशशााााततंंततंं चचचच(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं ममममहहहहााााललललननननोोोोििििबबबबसससस”””” के िचA के
नीचे अंतरा(cid:20)ष् gीय अंक* म(cid:11) वष(cid:20) 1893-1972 अं(cid:4)कत होगा तथा वष(cid:20) 1893-1972 के नीचे भारतीय सांिPयक(cid:29) सं? थान का िचhन अं(cid:4)कत
होगा।।।।
((((iiiiiiii)))) पपपपााााचचंंचचंं ,,,,पपपपयययय ेे ेे
अअअअ<<<< भभभभाााागगगग
िस(cid:18)े के मुख भाग पर म\य म(cid:11) अशोक ?तGभ का ]संह शीष(cid:20) होगा, िजसके नीचे ““““सससस>>>>ययययममममववेेववेे जजजजययययतततत””ेे””ेे उDक(cid:29)_ण(cid:20)त होगा, उसक(cid:29) बाय> प‘रिध पर
दवे नागरी िलिप म(cid:11) “भभभभााााररररतततत” शaद और दाय> प‘रिध पर अंbेजी म(cid:11) ““““INDIA”””” शaद होगा। ]संह शीष(cid:20) के नीचे Sपये का &तीक ““““ ”””” और
अंतरराcीय अंक* म(cid:11) अं(cid:4)कत मू(cid:6)य ““““5555”””” भी होगा ।
पपपपृ@ृ@ृ@ृ@ भभभभाााागगगग
िस(cid:18)े के इस भाग पर म\य म(cid:11) ““““&शांत चं(cid:12) महालनोिबस”””” का िचA होगा तथा dमश: िस9 के क(cid:29) ऊपरी प‘रिध पर देवनागरी िलिप म(cid:11)
““““111122225555वववव&&&& जजजजययययततंंततंं ीीीी”””” और ““““(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)शशशशााााततंंततंं चचचच(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं ममममहहहहााााललललननननोोोोििििबबबबसससस”””” तथा िस9 के क(cid:29) िनचली बाय> तथा िनचली दाय> प‘रिध पर अंbेजी म(cid:11) """"111122225555tttthhhh BBBBiiiirrrrtttthhhh
AAAANNNNNNNNIIIIVVVVEEEERRRRSSSSAAAARRRRYYYY"""" ततततथथथथाााा """"PPPPRRRRAAAASSSSAAAANNNNTTTTAAAA CCCCHHHHAAAANNNNDDDDRRRRAAAA MMMMAAAAHHHHAAAALLLLAAAANNNNOOOOBBBBIIIISSSS"""" उDक(cid:29)_ण(cid:20)त होगा, ““““(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)शशशशााााततंंततंं चचचच(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं(cid:30)(cid:30)ंं ममममहहहहााााललललननननोोोोििििबबबबसससस”””” के िचA के
नीचे अंतरा(cid:20)Wg ीय अंक* म(cid:11) वष(cid:20) 1893-1972 अं(cid:4)कत होगा तथा वष(cid:20) 1893-1972 के नीचे भारतीय सांिPयक(cid:29) सं? थान का िचhन अं(cid:4)कत
होगा।।।।
ददददससससूूूू ररररीीीी अअअअननननससुुससुु चचूूचचूू ीीीी
((((ििििननननययययमममम 5555 ददददखखेेखखेे ))::))::
िस(cid:18)े का अं(cid:4)कत अनुमत छूट
मानक वजन
मू(cid:6)य संघटन म(cid:11) मानक वजन म(cid:11)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
एक सौ पR चीस 35 bाम रजत म(cid:11) 1/500वां िह? सा कम या अिधक अथा(cid:20)त 1/100वां जमा या घटा अथा(cid:20)त वजन 34.65
Sपये रजत के अंश म(cid:11) &ित 1000 म(cid:11) 498 से 502 तक bाम से 35.35 bाम के बीच हो सकता है ।
का अंतर हो सकेगा ।
पांच Sपये 6 bाम तांबा और ज? ता के िलए 1/100वां िह? सा कम या 1/40वां िह? सा कम या अिधक अथा(cid:20)त वजन
अिधक अथा(cid:20)त तांबा 74 &ितशत से 76 &ितशत 5.85 bाम से 6.15 bाम के बीच हो सकता¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
और ज?त ा म(cid:11) 19 &ितशत से 21 &ितशत तक हो ह ै।
सकता ह ै तथा िनकल के िलए 1/200वां िह? सा
कम या अिधक अथा(cid:20)त िनकल 4.5 &ितशत से
5.5 &ितशत तक हो सकता ह।ै
[फा. सं. 02/02/2017-िस(cid:18)ा]
ईिnसता िमAा, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th June, 2018
G.S.R. 592(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 24 of
the Coinage Act, 2011 (11 of 2011), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative coins
on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Denomination of Coins.—The coins of the following denominations shall also be coined at the Mint for issue
under the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, namely:—
(1) One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees;
(2) Five Rupees
3. Dimension and composition of coins.—The coins of the above denominations mentioned in rule 2 shall
conform to the following dimensions and composition, namely:—
Denomination Shape and outside Number of Metal Composition
of the coin diameter Serrations
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Quaternary Alloy
One Hundred Silver - 50 Per cent
Circular
Twenty Five 200 Copper - 40 Per cent
44 millimeter
Rupees Nickel - 05 Per cent
Zinc - 05 Per cent
Nickel Brass
Circular
Five Copper - 75 Per cent
23 millimeter 100
Rupees Zinc - 20 Per cent
Nickel - 05 Per cent
4. Design.—The design of the coins shall be as specified in the First Schedule to these rules.
5. Standard weight and remedy allowed.—The standard weight of the coins of One Hundred Twenty Five
Rupees and Five Rupees coined to commemorate the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Prasanta Chandra
Mahalanobis and the remedy allowed in making of such coins shall be as specified in the Second Schedule to
these rules.
First Schedule
(See rule 4)
(i) ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE RUPEES
OBVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend “सDयमेव जयत”े inscribed
below, flanked on the left periphery with the word “ भारत ” in Devnagari script and on the right periphery with the word
“INDIA” in English and it shall also bear the Rupee symbol “`” and denominational value “125” in International
Numerals below the Lion Capitol.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
REVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the portrait of “PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS” in the centre with the
inscription “125व> जयंती” and “&शांत चं(cid:12) महालनोिबस” on upper left and upper right periphery of the coin in Devnagari
script and the inscription “125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY” and “PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS” shall be
on the Lower left and lower right periphery of the coin respectively. The year 1893-1972 in International numerals shall
be written below the portrait of “Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis” and the symbol of “Indian Statistical Institute” shall be
inscribed below the year 1893-1972.
(ii) FIVE RUPEES
OBVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend “सDयमेव जयते” inscribed
below, flanked on the left periphery with the word “ भारत ” in Devnagari script and on the right periphery with the word
“INDIA” in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol “`” and denominational value “5” in International Numerals
below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the portrait of “PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS” in the Centre with the
inscription “125व> जयंती” and “&शांत चं(cid:12) महालनोिबस” on upper left and upper right periphery of the coin in Devnagari
script. The inscription “125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY” and “PRASANTA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS” shall be on
the Lower left and lower right periphery of the coin respectively. The year 1893-1972 in International numerals shall be
written below the portrait of “Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis” and the symbol of “Indian Statistical Institute” shall be
inscribed below the year 1893-1972.
Second Schedule
(See Rule 5)
Denomination of Standard Remedy Allowed
coin Weight
In composition In Standard
Weight
(1) (2) (3) (4)
One Hundred 35 Grams 1/500th plus or minus for silver, that is to 1/100th plus or minus that is to say
Twenty Five say the Silver content may vary from 498 to weight could vary from 34.65 grams
Rupees 502 per 1000. to 35.35 grams.
Five 6 Grams 1/100th plus or minus for 1/40th plus or minus, that is to say,
Rupees Copper and Zinc, that is to say Copper the weight could vary from
could vary from 74 per cent to 76 per cent 5.85 grams to 6.15 grams.
and Zinc from 19 per cent to 21 per cent
and 1/200th plus and minus for Nickel that
is to say Nickel could vary from 4.5 per
cent to 5.5 per cent.
[F. No. 02/02/2017-Coin]
IPSITA MITRA, Under Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
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