Executive Summary:
This document, notification G.S.R. 494E, outlines the rules for the issuance of a commemorative coin on the occasion of the 1000 Years of Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola I, as authorized by the Coinage Act of 2011. The rules, titled "Coinage Issue of Commemorative Coin on the occasion of 1000 Years of Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola I Rules, 2025," will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. The notification specifies the coin's denomination, dimensions, composition, design, standard weight, and remedy allowed.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Information:**
* The rules are called the "Coinage Issue of Commemorative Coin on the occasion of 1000 Years of Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola I Rules, 2025."
* The rules are authorized under the Coinage Act, 2011.
* The rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Coin Details:**
* The coin's denomination is One Thousand Rupees.
* The coin is circular, with a 44-millimeter diameter and 200 serrations.
* The coin is composed of 99.9% pure silver.
* **Coin Design:**
* *Obverse:* Features the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar, the word "Bharat" in Devnagari script on the left periphery, "INDIA" in English on the right periphery, the Rupee symbol, and the numeral "1000."
* *Reverse:* Features an image of the Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola I, with the inscription "Rajendra Chola I" in Devanagari script on the upper periphery, "1000 YEARS OF NAVAL EXPEDITION OF EMPEROR RAJENDRA CHOLA I" in English on the lower periphery, and the year "2025" above the image.
* **Weight and Remedy:**
* The standard weight of the coin is 40 grams.
* The silver content tolerance allows for a weight between 39.995 grams and 40.005 grams.
* The silver content must be 999 parts of silver per 1000.
Impact Analysis:
**Central Government:**
* *Impact:* The Central Government is responsible for authorizing the issuance of the commemorative coin.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the coin is minted and issued according to the specified rules and designs.
**Mint:**
* *Impact:* The Mint is responsible for producing the coin.
* *Action Required:* Coin the One Thousand Rupees denomination commemorative coin according to the specified dimensions, composition, design, weight, and remedy.
Key Entities Referenced
Coinage Act, 2011: A legal document that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding coinage, as referenced in the notification.
Central Government: The governing body authorized to issue commemorative coins, as specified in the notification.
One Thousand Rupees: The denomination of the commemorative coin being issued.
Mint: The facility responsible for producing the commemorative coin.
Emperor Rajendra Chola I: Historical figure whose naval expedition is commemorated by the coin.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for the Department of Economic Affairs.
Department Of Economic Affairs: A department under the Ministry of Finance, responsible for the notification.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 451] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार , िुलाई 24, 2025/श्रािण 2, 1947
No. 451] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025/SHRAVANA 2, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(आर्थकि काय िजिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 23 िुलाई, 2025
सा.का.जन. 494(अ).–– केन्द्रीय सरकार, जसक्क ा जनमािण अजधजनयम, 2011 (2011 का 11) की धारा 24 की
उपधारा (2) के खंड (घ) और खंड (ड.) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाित्:-
1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारम्भ.- (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम जसक्क ा जनमािण (सम्राट रािेन्द्र चोल – I के नौसैजनक
अजभयान के 1000 िर्ि के अिसर पर स्ट्मारक जसक्क ा िारी करना) जनयम,2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. जसक्क े का मल्ू यिग.ि- सम्राट रािेन्द्र चोल – I के नौसैजनक अजभयान के 1000 िर्ि के अिसर पर केंरीय सरकार के
प्राजधकार के अधीन िारी करन ेके जलए टकसाल में एक हिार रुपय े मल्ू य िगि का जसक्क ा ढाला िाएगा ।
3. जसक्क े की जिमाएं और सरं चना.- जनयम 2 में उजल्लजखत मल्ू य िगि के जसक्क े, जनम्नजलजखत जिमाओं और संरचना के
अनुरूप होंग,े अथाित:् -
जसक्क े का मूल्यिग ि आकृजत और बाह्य व्यास िांतों की संख्या धातु संरचना
(1) (2) (3) (4)
िृत्ताकार िुद्ध चांिी
एक हिार रुपय े 200
44 जमलीमीटर चांिी- 99.9 प्रजतित
4934 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
4. जडज़ाइन.– जसक्क े का जडज़ाइन िह होगा िो इन जनयमों की पहली अनुसूची म ेंयथा जिजनर्ििष्ट ह।ै
5. मानक ििन और अनज्ञु ात उपचार.- सम्राट रािेन्द्र चोल - I के नौसैजनक अजभयान के 1000 िर्ि के अिसर को मनाने के
जलए जनयम 2 में जनर्ििष्ट मूल्य िगि के ढाल े गए जसक्क े का मानक ििन और ऐसे जसक्क े को बनाने में अनुज्ञात उपचार िह
होगा िो इन जनयमों की िसू री अनुसूची में यथा जिजनर्ििष्ट ह।ै
पहली अनसु चू ी
(जनयम 4 िेख)ें
एक हिार रुपय े
अग्र भाग:
जसक्क े के इस भाग पर मध्य में अिोक स्ट्तम्भ का ससंह स्ट्तम्भ िीर्ि होगा, जिसके नीचे “सत्यमिे ियत”े लेख उत्कीर्णित
होगा, उसकी बाईं पररजध पर िेिनागरी जलजप में “भारत” िब्ि और िाईं पररजध पर अग्रं ेिी में “INDIA” िब्ि होगा। ससंह
स्ट्तम्भ िीर् ि के नीच ेरुपय े का प्रतीक “₹” और अंतरािष्ट्रीय अंकों में अंदकत मल्ू य “1000” भी होगा ।
पष्ठृ भाग:
जसक्क े के इस भाग के मध्य म ें सम्राट रािेन्द्र चोल - I के नौसजै नक अजभयान का जचत्र होगा। जसक्क े के ऊपरी पररजध पर
िेिनागरी जलजप में “सम्राट रािन्द्े र चोल - I के नौसजै नक अजभयान के 1000 िर्”ि उत् कीण ि होगा होगा और जसक्क े की
जनचली पररजध पर अग्रं ेिी म ें “1000 YEARS OF NAVAL EXPEDITION OF EMPEROR RAJENDRA
CHOLA - I” िर्णित होगा। जचत्र के ऊपरी भाग म ें '2025' अंतरािष्ट्रीय अंकों में उत् कीण ि होगा ।
िसू री अनसु चू ी
(जनयम 5 िेख)ें
अनुज्ञात उपचार
जसक्क े का मूल्यिग ि मानक ििन
धातु संरचना म ें मानक ििन म ें
) 1( ) 2( ) 3( ) 4(
प्रजत 1000 म ेंचांिी का 999 अंि। 1/8000 िोड़ कर या घटाकर, अथाित
एक हिार रुपय े 40 ग्राम चांिी के अंि म ें 999 और उसस ेऊपर िज़न म ें 39.995 ग्राम स े 40.005 तक
होगी । का अंतर हो सकेगा ।
[फा. स.ं 02/22/2025- जसक्क ा]
अपणाि भारटया, सलाहकार
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department Of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2025
G.S.R. 494(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 Coin on the
occasion of 1000 Years of Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola - I) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Denomination of coin.- The coin of One Thousand Rupees denomination shall only be coined at the Mint for issue
under the authority of the Central Government on the occasion of 1000 Years of Naval Expedition of Emperor
Rajendra Chola – I[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3. Dimension and composition of coin.– The denomination of the coin mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the
following dimensions and composition, namely: -
Denomination
Shape and outside diameter Number of serrations Metal composition
of coin
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Circular Pure Silver
One Thousand Rupees 200
44 millimeter Silver - 99.9 per cent.
4. Design.- The design of the coin shall be as specified in the First Schedule annexed to these rules.
5. Standard weight and remedy allowed.- The standard weight of the coin of denomination referred in rule 2 to
commemorate the occasion of 1000 Years of Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola - I and the remedy allowed
in making of such coin shall be as specified in the Second Schedule annexed to these rules.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
[See rule 4]
ONE THOUSAND RUPEES
OBVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend “सत्यमिे ियत”े 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 “1000” in the international
numerals below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
This face of the coin shall bear the image of Naval Expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola -I. The inscription “सम्राट
रािन्द्े र चोल - I के नौसजै नक अजभयान के 1000 िर्ि” shall be written in Devanagari script on the upper periphery of the coin
and the inscription “1000 YEARS OF NAVAL EXPEDITION OF EMPEROR RAJENDRA CHOLA - I” in
English shall be depicted on the lower periphery of the coin. The year “2025” shall be written on the upper side of the
image in international numbers.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE
[See rule 5]
Denomination of Remedy allowed
Standard weight
coin In composition In standard weight
(1) (2) (3) (4)
999 parts of silver per 1000. The 1/8000th plus or minus that is to
One Thousand tolerance for Silver content shall say weight could be 39.995
40 Grams
be 999 and above. grams to 40.005 grams.
Rupees
[F.No.: 02/22/2025-Coin]
APARNA BHATIA, Adviser
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.