2019 - Vijaya Raje Scindia

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Another theme that is being actively considered is the Birth Centenary of Vijaya Raje Scindia. The coin may be released sometime in 2019.

2019 – Vijaya Raje Scindia
Observe Description			Reverse Description
·         Ashoka Lion Capital ·         Denomination Below with Rupee Symbol ·         Bharat / India on sides			·         Portrait of Smt. Vijaya Raje Scindia in center ·         Date 1919 – 2019 below portrait ·         Legend Birth Centenary of Smt Vijaya Raje Scindia in English and Hindi
Deno	Metal	Weight	Dia	Shape	KM	Remarks
100 Rupees	Quaternary Alloy	35.00 g	44 mm	Circular		Edge: 200 Serrations
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Vijaya Raje Scindia (12 October 1919 – 25 January 2001) born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi and known popularly as the Rajmata of Gwalior, was a prominent political personality. In the days of the British Raj, as consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajirao Scindia, she ranked among the highest royal figures of the land. In later life, she became a politician of considerable influence and was elected repeatedly to both houses of the Indian parliament. She was also an active member, for many decades, of the Jana Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Vijayaraje was initiated into electoral politics in 1957 when she contested and won the Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh on a Congress ticket. Five years later, she won on a Congress ticket from Gwalior. Later, she quit the Congress and won the Guna seat in 1967 on Swatantra Party's ticket. She soon joined Bharatiya Jan Sangh and resigned from Lok Sabha to take part in state politics. She won the Karera assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh as the Jan Sangh candidate in 1967 and plunged headlong into state politics. Jan Sangh defied the Indira-wave in the 1971 Lok Sabha polls to win 3 seats in Gwalior region - Vijaya Raje Scindia from Bhind, Vajpayee from Gwalior and Madhavrao Scindia from Guna, though he later left the party. Vijayaraje Scindia did not contest Lok Sabha elections in 1977 and 1984 and lost to Indira Gandhi in Rae Bareli in 1980. In 1989, she won from Guna as member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and retained the seat in 1991, 1996 and 1998. She did not contest the elections in 1999 due to old age. She was jailed by Indira Gandhi during the Emergency, ultimately sharing a cell with fellow Rajmata and MP, Gayatri Devi, in Tihar Jail. In the 1970s, Vijayraje and her son Madhavrao were involved in a public dispute over property. Animosities heightened due to their differing political ideologies.

Vijayaraje came to the forefront of the BJP leadership in 1980 when she was made one of its vice-presidents. She played a key role in propagating the party's Ram Janmabhoomi agenda and was considered a hardliner. Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992, she had declared that "she could now die without any regret, for she had seen her dream come true. She remained a BJP vice-president until 1998 when she stepped down on health grounds and quit electoral politics. She died in January 2001.