50 Rupees (Sri Aurobindo) 1998 front 50 Rupees (Sri Aurobindo) 1998 back
50 Rupees (Sri Aurobindo) 1998 photo
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50 Rupees Sri Aurobindo

1998 year
Copper-nickel 30.000 g 39 mm
Description
Issuer
India
Period
Republic (1950-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1998
Value
50 Rupees 50 INR = USD 0.60
Currency
Rupee (decimalized, 1957-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
30.000 g
Diameter
39 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#72907
Rarity index
86%

Reverse

Bust of Sri Aurobindo facing

Lettering:
श्री अरविन्द SRI AUROBINDO
सम्पूर्ण जीवन योग है 1998 ALL LIFE IS YOGA

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 50 Rupees (Sri Aurobindo) 1998 from India made of Copper-nickel weighing 30.000 g is that it features the portrait of Sri Aurobindo, a nationalist, philosopher, yogi, and guru, who was instrumental in India's struggle for independence from British rule. The coin was issued to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary.