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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06012025-259980
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 20]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025/PAUSHA 16, 1946
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economics Affairs)
NOTIFICAION
New Delhi, the 6 January, 2025
G.S.R. 20(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 75 Years of The Bharat Scouts and Guides) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Denomination of coin. - The coin of seventy five rupees denomination shall be coined at the Mint for issue under
the authority of the Central Government on the occasion of 75 Years of The Bharat Scouts and Guides.
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 diameter | Number of serrations | Metal composition |
| of the coin | | | |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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| Seventy Five Rupees| Circular | 200 | Quaternary Alloy |
| | 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 75 Years of The Bharat Scouts and Guides and the remedy allowed in
making of such coin shall be as specified in the Second Schedule annexed to these rules.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
[See rule 4]
SEVENTY FIVE 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 Devnagri script and on the right periphery with the word
"INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol "" and denominational value "75" in the international
numerals below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
The face of the coin will bear the logo of the Bharat Scouts and Guides in the centre. The year "1950” and “2025” in
international numerals shall be inscribed on the left and right side of the logo of the Bharat Scouts and Guides
respectively. The text "" shall be written in Devnagari script on the upper periphery of the coin and
“THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES” shall be inscribed in English on the lower periphery of the coin.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE
[See rule 5]
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| Denomination of | Standard weight | Remedy allowed | In standard weight |
| the coin | | In composition | |
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| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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| Seventy Five Rupees| 35 Grams | 1/500th plus or minus for Silver, | 1/100th plus or minus, that is to |
| | | that is to say the Silver content | say weight could be from 34.65 |
| | | may vary from 498 to 502 per | grams to 35.35 grams. |
| | | 1000. | |
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[F. No. 02/11/2024- Coin]
APARNA BHATIA, Adviser