Issuance of Commemorative Coin on the occasion of commemoration of 150 years of Vande Mataram.

CG-DL-E-06112025-267410 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) 7400 GI/2025 (1) MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department Of Economic Affairs) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th November, 2025 G.S.R. 822(E).––– Coinage Act, 2011(11 of 2011), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :- 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative Coin on the occasion of commemoration of 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Denomination of coin.— The coin of One Hundred Fifty Rupees denomination shall be coined at the Mint for issue under the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of One Hundred Fifty years of ‘Vande Mataram’. 3. Dimension and composition of coin.— The denomination of the coin mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the following dimensions and composition, namely: - | Denomination of the coin | Shape and outside diameter | Number of serrations | Metal composition | |---|---|---|---| | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | | One Hundred Fifty Rupees | Circular 44 millimeters | 200 | Nickel- Silver Copper - 60 per cent. Nickel - 20 per cent. Zinc - 20 per cent. | 4. Design.— The design of the coin shall be as specified in the First Schedule annexed to these rules. 5. Standard weight and remedy allowed.— The standard weight of the coin of denomination referred in rule 2 to commemorate the occasion of One Hundred Fifty years of ‘Vande Mataram’ and the remedy allowed in making of such coin shall be as specified in the Second Schedule annexed to these rules. FIRST SCHEDULE [See rule 4] ONE HUNDRED FIFTY RUPEES OBVERSE: This face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the legend “ ” inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word “” in Devanagari script and on the right periphery with the word “INDIA” in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol “₹” and denominational value “150” in the international numerals below the Lion Capitol. REVERSE: This face of the coin shall bear the image of British soldiers and Indian freedom fighters in the centre of the coin. The inscription “ ‘ ’ 150 ” shall be written in Devanagari script on the upper periphery of the coin and the inscription “COMMEMORATION OF 150 YEARS OF ‘VANDE MATARAM’” in English shall be depicted on the lower periphery of the coin. The year “1875” in international numerals shall be inscribed on the left side of the image and the year “2025” in international numerals shall be inscribed on the right side of the image. SECOND SCHEDULE [See rule 5] | Denomination of the coin | Standard weight | Remedy allowed | | |---|---|---|---| | | | In composition | In standard weight | | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | | One Hundred Fifty Rupees | 32 Grams | 1/100th plus or minus for Copper, Nickel and Zinc, that is to say, Copper content could vary from 59% to 61% and Zinc and Nickel content could vary from 19% to 21% | 1/40th plus or minus, that is to say, the weight could vary from 31.2 grams to 32.8 grams. | [F. No. 02/43/2025-Coin] APARNA BHATIA, Adviser and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL JAISWAL Date: 2025.11.06 22:55:59 +05'30'