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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-31012024-251656
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 71]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024/MAGHA 11, 1945
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economics Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th January, 2024
G.S.R. 80(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 125th Birth Anniversary of Shri Ram Chandra Ji of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh) 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 one hundred and twenty-five rupees denomination shall be coined at the Mint
for issue under the authority of the Central Government on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Shri Ram
Chandra Ji of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
3. Dimension and composition of coin.- The coin of the denomination mentioned in rule 2 shall conform to the
following dimensions and composition, namely: -
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| Denomination | Shape and outside | Number of | Metal composition |
| of coin | diameter | serrations | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+============================+=========================+=======================+========================+
| One Hundred and | Circular | 200 | Quaternary Allyoy |
| Twenty-five Rupees | 44 millimetre | | 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 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 125th Birth Anniversary of Shri Ram Chandra Ji of Shahjahanpur, Uttar
Pradesh and the remedy allowed in making of such coin shall be as specified in the Second Schedule to these rules.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
[See rule 4]
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE 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 Devnagri script and on the right periphery
with the word “INDIA” in English. It shall also bear the Rupee symbol "₹" and denominational value "125" in the
international numerals below the Lion Capitol.
REVERSE:
This face of coin shall bear the portrait of Shri Ram Chandra Ji of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh in the centre of the
coin. The inscription "शाहजहाँपुर, उ.प्र. के श्री राम चन्द्र जी की 125वीं जयंती” shall be written in Devnagari script on
the upper periphery and the inscription “125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SHRI RAM CHANDRA JI OF
SHAHJAHANPUR, U.P.” in English is depicted on the lower periphery of the coin. The year “2024” in international
numeral shall be written below the portrait of the coin.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE
[See rule 5]
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| Denomination | Standard weight | Remedy allowed | In standard weight |
| of coin | | In composition | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+============================+=================+=============================================================================================+=======================================================================================+
| One Hundred and | 35 Grams | 1/500th plus or minus for Silver, that | 1/100th plus or minus, that is to say |
| Twenty-five Rupees | | is to say the Silver content may vary | weight could be 34.65 grams to |
| | | from 498 to 502 per 1000. | 35.35 grams. |
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[F. No. 02/22/2023-Coin]
APARNA BHATIA, Adviser
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