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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-30102025-267280
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 715]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025/ KARTIKA 8, 1947
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 30 October, 2025
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th October, 2025
G.S.R. 800(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 Two Hundredth birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati) 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 Two Hundred Rupees denomination shall be coined at the Mint for issue under
the authority of the Central Government to commemorate the occasion of Two Hundredth birth anniversary of Maharshi
Dayanand Saraswati.
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) |
| Two Hundred 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 Two Hundredth birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati 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]
TWO HUNDRED 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 Devanagari script and on the right periphery with the word
"INDIA" in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol "₹" and denominational value "200" in the international
numerals below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
This face of coin shall bear the image of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati at the centre. The year '2025' in international
numeral shall be inscribed below the image. The inscription "महर्षि दयानंद सरस्वती की 200वीं जयंती " shall be written in
Devanagari script on the upper periphery of the coin and the inscription “200TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF
MAHARSHI DAYANAND SARASWATI” in English shall be written on the lower periphery of the coin. The year
'1824' in international numerals shall be inscribed on the left side of the image and the year '2024' in international
numerals shall be inscribed on the right side of the image. Image of fire pit shall be depicted on both left and right
periphery of the coin, dividing Hindi and English text inscription.
SECOND SCHEDULE
[See Rule 5]
| Denomination of coin | Standard weight | Remedy allowed |
| :------------------- | :-------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------ |
| | | In composition | In standard weight |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Two Hundred 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 & 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. 02/35/2025-Coin]
APARNA BHATIA, Adviser