Rupee Coin of Republic India

Here, you would get to see my collection of the coins and currency notes that have been in use in India, mainly post independence. I would like to make this a regularly updated blog, and hence plan to add one coin / currency note a day, with a little bit of trivia behind it.

So, here we are, and to begin with, let us have a look at the One Rupee coin of 1950:

This was introduced on 15^th of August, 1950, and it represented the first coinage of Republic India. The Lion Capital of the Ashoka Stambha and the corn sheaves replaced the portrait of the King and the tiger respectively, in a symbolic new beginning.