2011 - Indian Coinage New Series - Collectors Pack

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In the Year 2011, all the Indian Coins were redesigned to include the new Rupee Symbol.
A Collectors Pack was released on this occasion.

No booking have been invited for this set. It is being sold over the counter at the Mumbai Mint from 6th January 2012. The stock ran out in July 2013.
Due to popular demand, the sets were reissued from Mint counter from August 2013. The size was reduced to that of normal blister pack.

New Rupee Symbol Coins of Rs 10, 5, 2, 1 and 50 Paise - First Issue
Only 2 issues shared this package. The RBI and this.

New Rupee Symbol Coins of Rs 10, 5, 2, 1 and 50 Paise - Second Issue

The size of the pack is reduced in the second issue and is more of the size of normal blister pack. Although the inner cover is molded plastic with coins firmly housed; the external is a normal blister cover.

2010 - 1000 Years Of Bridadeeswarar Temple - UNC Set and Mint Card

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In the year 2010, to commemorate the 1000 Years of Bridadeeswarar Temple a commemorative Proof set and UNC Set was issued. This is for the fist time that an Rs 1000 Coin will be issued. A Rs 5 circulation coin was also issued.
The Details are;

The Peruvudaiyar Koyil or Brihadeeswarar Temple, also known as Rajarajeswaram, at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, is the world's first complete granite temple and a brilliant example of the major heights achieved by Cholas kingdom Vishwakarmas in temple architecture. It is a tribute and a reflection of the power of its patron RajaRaja Chola I. It remains as one of the greatest glories of Indian architecture. The temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The temple stands amidst fortified walls that were probably added in the 16th century. The 'Vimana' - or the temple tower - is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world. The Kalash or 'Chikharam' of the temple is not carved out of a single stone as widely believed. There is a big statue of Nandi, carved out of a single rock, at the entrance measuring about 16 feet long and 13 feet high. The entire temple structure is made out of hard granite stones, a material sparsely available currently in Thanjavur area. Built in 1010 AD by Raja Raja Chola in Thanjavur, Brihadishwara Temple also popularly known as the ‘Big Temple’ has turned 1000 years in September 2010
To celebrate the 1000th year of existence of the grand structure, the state government and the town held many cultural events. It was to recall the 275th day of his 25th regal year (1010 CE) when Raja Raja Chola (985-1014 CE) handed over a gold-plated kalasam for the final consecration to crown the vimana, the 59.82 metre tall tower above the sanctum
On September 26, 2010 (Big Temple’s fifth day of millennium Celebrations), as a recognition of Big Temple’s contribution to the country’s Cultural, Architectural, Epigraphical history, a Special 5 Postage Stamp featuring the 216-feet tall giant Raja Gopuram was released by India Post. The Reserve Bank of India commemorated the event by releasing a 5 coin with the model of temple embossed on it.

UNC Set:
Coins of Rs 1000 and Rs 5

The Coins:

Mint Card: 

Single Coin of Rs 5

2009 - Saint Alphonsa Birth Centenary - UNC Set

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In the Year 2009 there were five commemorative sets that were released. The begning saw a release with the theme of Saint Alphonsa Birth Centenary.
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Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu: (19 August 1910 – 28 July 1946) is a Catholic Saint, the first person of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community.

Alphonsamma, as she was locally known, was born in Arpookara Village Archdiocese of Changanassery. She joined the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, and through them, completed schooling and made her permanent vows in 1936. She taught school for years but was plagued by illness.

She died on 28 July 1946, aged 35. She is buried at Bharananganam, Travancore (present day Kerala) in the Diocese of Palai.

Claims of her intervention began almost immediately upon her death, and often involved the children of the convent school where she used to teach. The cause of Sister Alphonsa began on 2 December 1953 in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palai and she was declared a Servant of God. She was declared Venerable on 9 July 1985 by Pope John Paul II. Her beatification was declared 8 February 1986 by Pope John Paul II at Kottayam.

Hundreds of miraculous cures are claimed for her intervention, many of them involving straightening of clubbed feet, possibly because of her having lived with deformed feet herself. Two of these cases were submitted to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints as proof of her miraculous intervention. The continuing cures are chronicled in the magazine PassionFlower.

On Sunday, 12 October 2008, Pope Benedict XVI announced her canonization at a ceremony at Saint Peter's Square




VIP Set: Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10

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Proof Set: Both the coins of Rs 100 and Rs 5

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Mint Card: Single Coin of Rs 5

2008 - Ter Centenary of Gur-Ta-Gaddi of Shri Guru Granth Sahib - UNC Sets

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The second in the year 2008 was to celebrate 300 years of Shri Guru Granth Sahib. The details are:

Shri Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth, is the religious text of Sikhism. It is the final and eternal guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs, compiled and composed during the period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708. It is a collection of shabda or baani that describe the qualities of God and why one should meditate on God's name. Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth guru, affirmed the sacred text Adi Granth as his successor, elevating it to Guru Granth Sahib. The text remains the holy scripture of the Sikhs, regarded as the teachings of the Ten Gurus. The role of Adi Granth, as a source or guide of prayer, is pivotal in worship in Sikhism.
The Adi Granth was first compiled by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), from hymns of the first five Sikh gurus and other great saints, or bhagats, including those of the Hindu and Muslim faith. After the demise of the tenth Sikh guru many edited copies were prepared for distribution by Baba Deep Singh.
It is written in the Gurmukhī script, predominantly in archaic Punjabi, with occasional use of other languages including Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Sanskrit and Persian, often coalesced under the generic title of Sant Bhasha

VIP & Proof Set
Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10 [Velvet Plate Type Box]

Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10 [Blister Pack]

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Hyderabad Mint Sets
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UNC Set: Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10

UNC Set / Mint Card:
Single Coin of Rs 10

Note: It was after quite a few gap that a collector’s pack in terms of Single Coin Mint Card was issued by Mumbai Mint. In past there were few issues where collectors pack having single coin that was put into circulation was made available. The practice of issuing Coin Cards was short lived and was done for few other issues. It is also to be noted that the Rs 10 denomination was never put into circulation and was only available as Mint Card.

1999 - Saint Dnyaneshwar - UNC Set and Collectors Pack

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In the year 1999 a proof set, UNC Set and Collectors pack were issued in commemoration of Saint Dnyaneshwar. There was no specific occasion for the issue, this was more in line with the ruling NDA's Shiv Sena party wanting to commemorate their leaders.
The details are;

Dnyāneshwar or Jñāneshwar (1275–1296) also known as Jñanadeva was a 13th century Maharashtrian Hindu saint (Sant - a title by which he is often referred), poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath tradition whose works Bhavartha deepika teeka (a commentary on Bhagavad Gita, popularly known as "Dnyaneshwari"), and Amrutanubhav are considered to be milestones in Marathi literature.
Dnyaneshwar was probably introduced into the Vaishnava Sampradaya (or Vitthala Sampradaya) of Pandharpur (founder of the Varkari movement), influenced by the piety of contemporary members of the movement such as Namdev, Gora Kumbhar, Savta Mali, Janabai, Narhari Sonar, Chokha Mahar and Sena Nhavi, after his writing of Dnyaneshwari. The Varkaris soon considered him their teacher and spiritual leader, who initiated his contemporaries associated with the Dvaita (dualism) school of the bhakti movement into Advaita (non-dualism). He strongly advocated jnana yukta bhakti (devotion guided by knowledge) and believed that one can not be liberated unless one attains the true and divine knowledge of Brahman.

There was no specific occasion in the year 1999, but the release of commemorative is another example of ruling NDA’s partner Shiv Sena wanting more commemoratives after their leaders.

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UNC Set:
Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 1

Collectors pack:
2 Coins of Rs 1