Numismatics Collections

The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, released a ₹50 commemorative coin  to mark the Golden Year Celebration of the Official Language Department today, on June 26, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Rekha Gupta; Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Minister of State for Home Affairs; Smt. Sudha Murty, Member of Rajya Sabha; and Smt. Anshuli Arya, Secretary of the Department of Official Language, were among the distinguished attendees who graced this significant occasion. In his address, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah stated that as India approaches the centenary of its independence, the 50-year journey of the Department of Official Language—from 1975 to 2025—will be remembered in golden letters as a significant contribution to the revival of the nation’s self-respect. He emphasized that the department was established with the objective of ensuring governance in the language of the people, and that the use of Indian languages in administration is key ...

The Government of India will issue a ₹50  commemorative coin  to mark the  Golden Year Celebration of Official Language Department . The Ministry of Finance issued a gazette notification on June 25, 2025, confirming this coin. The Official Language Department is celebrating its Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of dedicated service in promoting Hindi as the official language of the Union. This milestone reflects a rich journey of policy implementation, cultural preservation, and linguistic integration across various government sectors. The celebration honours the department’s efforts in strengthening administrative communication while upholding the values of India’s linguistic diversity. It serves as a reminder of the department’s evolving role in uniting the nation through the power of language. The  metal composition  of the ₹50 coin will consist of Pure Silver (99.9%). The coin will weigh 40 grams and have a diameter of 44 mm, featuring 200 serrations along th...

The India Government Mint, Kolkata, has started accepting bookings for the ₹100 commemorative coin issued to mark the Birth Centenary of the Late Shri Karpoori Thakur . The bookings has opened today, October 21, 2024, and are subject to limited availability. Earlier, the Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, released the commemorative coin and postage stamp on January 24, 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, as part of the Birth Centenary celebrations of the late Shri Karpoori Thakur. Currently, the ₹100 coin is available in Proof and UNC sets with Folder/Blister packaging. Proof sets with MDF/Wooden Box packaging are awaited, although it's uncertain if they will be issued. The Proof set in Folder packaging is priced at ₹3,068, while the UNC set is priced at ₹2,812. The pricing remains competitive despite the recent surge in silver prices, offering collectors good value for these coin sets. Even with the fluctuating metal market, the Mint has managed to keep the prices accessibl...

The Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, released the ₹100 commemorative coin  and postage stamp while marking the Birth Centenary of Late Shri Karpoori Thakur  today, January 24, 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Among the dignitaries present were Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of Law & Justice, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture; Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, Former Union Minister of Cabinet Textile and Food Processing Industries; Dr. Virendra Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment; Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs; and Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India, among others. The late Former Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Karpoori Thakur, renowned for his advocacy for the backward classes, will be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, as announced by the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a communique. This significant recognition was declared yesterday, a day befor...