Tuesday, April 24, 2012


60 year of India Government Mint, Calcutta - (Rs.60 & Rs.5)

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee releasing the commemorative coin sets on " 60 years of India Govt. Mint, Kolkata" 1952-2012 on 31st March, 2012


New Commemorative Coin of "Comptroller and Auditor General of India" released on 16th November, 2011

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee Murli Manohar Joshi and CAG of India Vinod Rai releasing the commemorative Coins of Rupees 150 and 5 at the valedictory function to conclude the year-long Sesquicentennial Anniversary celebrations of Comptroller and Auditor General of India in New Delhi on 16th November, 2011

Added to my collection ICMR coins of Rs 5 denomination-"Circulatory Coins"



SHAPE AND OUTSIDE DIAMETRE
NUMBER OF SERRATIONS
METAL COMPOSITION
Circular
23 millimeters
100
Nickel Brass
Copper 75%
Zinc 20%
Nickel 5%


Added to my collection 10 coins of Rs 5 that commemorate 100 years of civil aviation

President Pratibha Devsingh Patil releasing coins to commemorate 100 years of civil aviation along with K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra, and Vayalar Ravi, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, in Mumbai on October 17, 2011