1985 - International Youth Year - VIP and Proof Set

This Post gives the details of the Proof Set. For UNC Set refer to the Next Post

The third commemorative issued in the year 1985 was with the theme "International Youth year". Apart from VIP and Proof Set, there were 2 UNC Sets issued.
The details are;

The year 1985 was proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Youth Year, or IYY. It was held to focus attention on issues of concern to and relating to youth. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1985 by United Nations Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
Throughout the year, activities took place all over the world. These activities were coordinated by the Youth Secretariat within the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, at the time based at the UN offices in Vienna, Austria. The Secretariat's director, Mohammad Sharif, was also the Executive Secretary for IYY. The President of IYY was Nicu Ceauşescu, son of the then dictator of Romania Nicolae Ceauşescu
While not organising any specific events itself, under the year's slogan of "Participation, Development, Peace", the IYY Secretariat helped facilitate numerous events helping to make IYY a success.
The main UN event for IYY was the World Congress on Youth organised by UNESCO and held in Barcelona, Spain July 8-15, 1985. It issued the "Barcelona Declaration" on youth.

VIP Set:
Images coming soon


Proof Set:

Coins of Rs 100, Rs 10 and Rs 1

Proof Set 2:
Single Coin of Rs 100

Proof set 3:

Single Coin of Rs 10

Image Credits: Vivek Bagalkot


UNC Set 1:
Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10
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UNC Set 2:

Single Coin of Rs 10

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