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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-01092025-265863
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 553]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025/BHADRA 10, 1947
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st September, 2025
G.S.R. 597(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 24 of
the 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 150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya Jawahar Lal Ji Maharaj) 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 only be coined at the Mint
for issue under the authority of the Central Government on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya Jawahar
Lal Ji Maharaj.
3. Dimension and composition of coin. - The denomination of the coin mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the
following dimensions and composition, namely:-
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| Denomination | Shape and outside | Number of serrations | Metal composition |
| of coin | diameter | | |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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| One Hundred Fifty | Circular | 200 | Quaternary Alloy |
| Rupees | 44 millimeter | | Silver - 50 per cent. |
| | | | Copper - 40 per cent. |
| | | | Nickel - 05 per cent. |
| | | | Zinc – 05 per cent. |
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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
shall be coined to commemorate on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Acharya Jawahar Lal Ji Maharaj 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 "सत्यमेव जयते" inscribed
below, flanked on the left periphery with the word "भारत" in Devnagari 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 feature the portrait of ACHARYA JAWAHAR LAL JI MAHARAJ at the center. The year
“1875” in international numerals shall be inscribed on the left side and the year “2025” shall be inscribed on the right
side of the portrait. On the upper periphery of the coin, the inscription "आचार्य जवाहर लाल जी महाराज की 150वीं जयंती"
shall be written in Devanagari script, and the inscription “150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF ACHARYA
JAWAHAR LAL JI MAHARAJ” in English shall be inscribed on the bottom periphery of the coin.
SECOND SCHEDULE
[See rule 5]
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| Denomination of | Standard weight | Remedy allowed | |
| coin | | In composition | In standard weight |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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| One Hundred Fifty | 35 Grams | 1/500th plus or minus for Silver, | 1/100th plus or minus, that is to say, |
| Rupees | | that is to say, the Silver content | the weight could vary from 34.65 grams |
| | | may vary from 498 to 502 per | to 35.35 grams. |
| | | 1000. | |
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[F. No. 02/09/2025-Coin]
ANU P. MATHAI, Addl. Secy.
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