One Rupee Commemorative Coins - Part 3 - Stainless Steel Issues

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This Post is Organized in 3 parts.
Part 1: Cupro-Nickel: 1964 to 1989 Issues
Part 2: Cupro-Nickel: 1990 to 1993 Issues
Part 3: Stainless Steel: 1994 to Now

Part 3: The rising cost of cupro-nickel resulted in the mint adopting Steel for the Rupee coinage for both definitive and commemorative. The edges initially were milled but later were changed to plain edges. The 1994 and 1995 saw both the edges being in use by Mints in Commemorative as well as definitive.

1994 year of the Family

The One Rupee, 1994 year of the Family, was celebrated as the UN proclaimed the year 1994 as year of the family. The reverse shows Father, Mother, Son and Daughter. The mint details and Description are;

Note: There are some lists that mention this coin as “Calcutta” mint. However this is actually “Mumbai” mint. There is a die wear / die clog that does not show the mint mark properly and is mistaken for Calcutta mint.

The Noida mint is also not confirmed. The supposed Noida mint mark is not very clearly visible and always worn out coin.

Mint: Mumbai

Reverse:

Father, Mother, Son & Daughter

Date 1994 Below. Mint mark below date

Legend International Year of the Family in English. “Antarrastriya Parivar Varsh” in Hindi

Edge Variety: Normal coins are with Milled edges. Plain edge is also available from Mumbai.

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1995 World Tamil Conference

The One Rupee, 1995 World Tamil Conference, shows the Seated figure of St. Thiruvallur. The 8th conference was held in Thanjavur. The mint details and Description are;

Mints: Mumbai, Hyderabad, Noida

Reverse Description:

Seated figure of St. Thiruvallur

Date 1995 Below. Mint mark next to date.

Legend 8th World Tamil Conference Saint Thiruvallur

Die Variety: Partial Re-Engraved Lion and Fully Re-Engraved Lion apart from Normal lion from Mumbai Mint.

Edge Variety: Plain Edge available from All 3 Mints

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1997 Cellular Jail

Beginning from this issue, the plain edge was adopted completely for the Rs 1 coinage and the milled edge given up.

One Rupee, 1997 Celluar Jail in Port Blair shows the Jail. It was used to exile many political prisoners during the British Rule in India. The mint details and Description are;

Mints: Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida

Reverse Description:

Cellular Jail in Port Blair

Date 1997 Below. Mint mark below date.

Legend:  Cellular Jail; Port Blair in English and Hindi

Die Variety: None

Edge Variety: None

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1999 Sant Dnyaneshwar

The One Rupee, 1999 Sant Dnyaneshwar, The mint details and Description are;

Mints: Mumbai, Kolkata, Noida

Reverse Description:

Cellular Jail in Port Blair

Date 1997 Below. Mint mark below date.

Legend:  Cellular Jail; Port Blair in English and Hindi

Die Variety: Lion Height Varieties in Mumbai Mint and Noida Mints

Edge Variety: None

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2002 Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan

One Rupee, 2002 Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, was released on his birth Centenary. The mint details and Description are;

Mints: Mumbai, Hyderabad

Reverse Description:

Bust of Jaya Prakash Narayan

Date 2002 Below. Mint mark below date.

Legend Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan Centenary

Die Variety: Mumbai Mint with Die Clog in Mint Mark, mis-sold as Kolkata Mint.

Edge Variety: None

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2003 Veer Durgadas

One Rupee, 2003 Veer Durgadas, shows the figure of Veer Durgadas standing and holding a spear in right hand and sword in left hand. The mint details and Description are;

Mints: Mumbai, Hyderabad

Reverse Description:

Figure of Veer Durgadas standing and holding a spear in right hand and sword in left hand

Date 2003 Below. Mint mark below date

Legend: Veer Durgadas in English and Hindi with Year 1638 – 1718

Die Variety: None

Edge Variety: None

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2004 Maharana Pratap

The One Rupee, 2004 Maharana Pratap, Independent Indian commemorative coin along with mint details and Description

Mints: Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida

Reverse Description:

Bust of Maharana Pratap

Date 2003 Below. Mint mark below date

Legend: Maharana Pratap in Hindi and English with year 1540 – 1597

Die Variety: None

Edge Variety: None

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2004 150 Years of Indian Post

One Rupee, 2004 150 Years of Indian Post, shows the 150 Years numeral in center with postal stamp of logo of postal department in right corner. The mint details and Description are;

Mints: Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida

Reverse Description:

150 Years in Center with postal stamp of logo of postal department in right corner

Date 2004 Below

Legend: Indian Post in English and “Bharatiya Dhak” in Hindi

Die Variety: None

Edge Variety: None

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2010 Platinum Jubilee of Reserve Bank of India

One Rupee, 2010 Platinum Jubilee of Reserve Bank of India, shows the logo of RBI that is described as Tiger, Palm Tree and crest of RBI. The mint details and Description are;

Note: Amongst non-leaders there are only few themes that have multiple issues. The Independence theme that saw Silver Jubilee and 50 Years Golden Jubilee. The other issue being the Reserve Bank of India that saw 50 Years as well as 75 Years.

Interesting: A strange division. Normally when a commemorative is issued, depending on the capacity more than one mint strikes the same issue. Incase of RBI there is an interesting fact, whether this was on purpose or coincidental its for mints to tell. There were 4 coins struck in different denominations and by different mints. IE the Rs 1 was struck only from Hyderabad Mint, the Rs 2 was struck only from Kolkata Mint, the Rs 5 was struck only from Mumbai mint and the Rs 10 was struck only from Noida mint.

Mints: Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida

Reverse Description:

Tiger, Palm Tree and Crest of RBI

Date 1935 – 2010 Below. Mint mark below “Hypen”.

Legend Reserve Bank of India Platinum Jubilee

Die Variety: None

Edge Variety: None

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