Numismatics Collections

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to issue the new ₹1 currency note bearing the year 2017 into circulation. The new notes, printed by the Government of India, will feature the ₹ symbol and carry the signature of Shri Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Ministry of Finance. According to the Reserve Bank of India, the new ₹1 notes will be predominantly pink and green on both the obverse and reverse, along with other colours. The notes will retain the distinctive features associated with the ₹1 denomination while incorporating the ₹ symbol in their design. The printing of ₹1 currency notes was discontinued in 1994. However, the denomination was re-introduced in 2015, marking the return of the Government of India's ₹1 currency note after a gap of more than two decades. Unlike other banknotes issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the ₹1 note is issued by the Government of India and bears the signature of the Secretary, Ministry of Finance. The new ₹1 notes will bear the signature of Shri S...

The Government of India is likely to issue a commemorative coin to mark the 1000th birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya. It is anticipated that coins in ₹1000 and ₹10 denominations may be released to commemorate the occasion. The 1000th Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya is being celebrated as the Sahasrabdi Mahotsav, marked a millennium of his profound spiritual and philosophical legacy.  Sri Ramanujacharya, a prominent Indian philosopher and theologian, lived in the 11th and 12th centuries and played a pivotal role in the development of the Bhakti movement. Born in the town of Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, he became a leading proponent of the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta school of philosophy. Ramanujacharya's teachings emphasized the importance of devotion (bhakti) to attain salvation, advocating a path of loving surrender to God. His philosophical contributions centered around the concept of qualified non-dualism, asserting that the individual soul (atman) is eternally connec...