New Possible Coin: Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati

A commemorative coin of ₹200 is more likely to be issued next year (2024) on occasion of 200th Birth Anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati. Today, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebration to commemorate the event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "India is expressing pride over its legacy with tremendous self-respect and is asserting that it will strengthen its traditions while ushering in modernity". 

Born in 1824, Saraswati worked to counter the then prevalent social inequities. Arya Samaj has played a key role in cultural and social awakening of the country by its emphasis on social reforms and education, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had said in a statement.  The government has been committed to celebrating social reformers and important personalities, especially those whose contributions were not given their due yet on a pan-India scale, it had said.

A gazette notification will confirm the issue of commemorative coin. Earlier, ₹200 commemorative coins were released on occasions of Tatya Tope and Paika Bidroha.

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