Cover
Obeverse
Reverse
10 rupee obverse
10 rupee reverse
100 rupee obverse
Reverse
Bombay mint mark
The mint mark 'B' shows that this is a proof coin minted in the Bombay mint.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Bangladesh Taka
1 Taka, 1992
Bangladesh is a poor and densely populated country, and the one taka coin has the theme of a small family. We can see a family of four-two parents and two children. And the writing at the bottom says: "small family happy family-food for all." So a small family can fulfill its needs and stay happy, and at the same time there will be lesser number of mouths to feed, so there will be food for all. This is one way to spread the message that we need to control the unabated growth of population. The obverse shows the Shapla flower.
2 Taka, 2004
Bangladesh was created in 1971 following the last Indo-Pak war in which Gen. Niazi of Pakistan signed the surrender documents in the presence of Maj.Gen. Jagjit singh Arora of India, and East Pakistan became Bangladesh. Being a new country, Bangladesh doesnt have a very long list of coins. This 2 Taka coin for one, doesnt find a mention in the Krause catalog. It shows a boy and a girl learning the Bangla alphabet, so it has a literacy based theme to it. The obverse shows the Shapla flower.
5 Taka,2006
The reverse shows a bridge on the Yamuna, along with the date and denomination. The lettering at the top reads "Jomuna Bohumukhi Shetu" or the Yamuna multi-purpose bridge. This bridge connects two halves of Bangladesh: Bhuapur on the East bank to Sirajganj on the West bank. Apart from the function of transportation, it facilitates the transmission of electricity and natural gas, and also provided for the integration of telecommunication links. The bridge is located on the Trans-Asian railway which, when completed, will provide uninterrupted rail and road link from South-East Asia to North-West Europe.
The obverse shows the Shapla flower within wreath.Shapla (Water Lily) is the national flower of Banladesh. Shapla is a flower floating at ease in almost every water bodies of Bangladesh. Brooks, ponds,lakes etc. are abodes of this flower. There are two types of Shapla differing in color. One is white and the other is pink. Other than adding to the beauty of Bangladesh, Shapla is a delicious item of food for Bangladeshis. Rural people consume it as curry. Children are also fond of eating the stem and the fruit even green. Bangladeshis adore this flower which is expressed better by making a dummy of Shapla called Shapla Chattar at Motijheel in Dhaka.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Thailand 10 Baht (Copper-Nickel) - IV
10 baht: Princess Sirindhorn's Magsasay foundation award August 31
Date: 2534BE=1991AD.
10 baht: 60th anniversary of national assembly June 28
Date: 2535BE=1992AD. Shown in the picture is the Ratasapa, the parliament of Thailand.
10 Baht: 90th birthday of king's mother October 21
Date: 2533BE=1991AD
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thailand 10 Baht (Copper-Nickel) - III
10 Baht: Centennial of Thai red cross 2436-2536 BE
Centennial of Thai red cross: BE 2436-2536
Date: 2536 BE= 1993 AD
Mintage: 700,000
(proof coins were minted in 2435BE
10 Baht: 60th birthday of queen August 12
Date: 2535BE=1992AD
Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat( Her majesty queen regent Sirikit) is the queen consort of Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX, the longest serving monarch of Thailand. The queen's birthday on August12 is celebrated as Thai mother's day.
Date: 2520BE=1977AD. This particular coin is not mentioned in the catalog, though the 150 baht coin with the same design is shown there.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Thailand 10 Baht (Copper-Nickel) - II
10 Baht: 36th birthday of princess Sirindhorn April 2
Date: 2534BE= 1991AD
Mintage: 1,100,000
10 Baht: 80th birthday of king's mother October 21
Date: 2523 BE= 1980AD. The king's mother Srinagarindra was born in 1900 and died in 1995. She was also mother to king Rama VIII, Ananda Mahidol.
10 baht: Graduation of princess Sirindhorn
This was the first time someone from the royal house had graduated from a Thai university. This coin was minted in 2527 BE or 1977 AD.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History (First Class Honor, Gold Medal) from Chulalongkorn University in 1976, and a Master of Arts in Oriental Epigraphy (Sanskrit and Cambodian) from Silpakorn University in 1978 with the thesis entitled 'The Inscriptions Found at Prasad Bnam Run (Prasat Phnom Rung)'. She also obtained a Master of Arts in Pali and Sanskrit from Chulalongkorn University in 1980 with the thesis entitled 'Dasaparami in Theravada Buddhism'.
In Thailand, she is often referred to as the "Princess of Technology" or the "Princess of Information Technology", due to her interest and expertise in applying science for the country's development.Besides her passion for technology, she holds degrees in history and a doctorate in Educational Development. She speaks fluent English, French, and Chinese,in addition to Thai, and is currently studying German and Latin. Princess Sirindhorn has a very good background in Chinese culture, as well as other oriental cultures.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Thailand 10 Baht (Copper-Nickel) - I
10 Baht: 30th anniversary of Buddhist fellowship
Date: BE 2493-2523 . 2493 converts to 1950AD, when the fellowship started ; and this coin was minted in 2523BE or 1980AD to mark 30 years of the event.
Vision of the fellowship program: " to spread Buddha's teachings in English, and fellowship based on high moral values"
Mission: To be the spiritual conduit in the community -- to bring people who are searching for Love and Happiness to the Dharma. To promote fellowship and friendship among Buddhists.
10 Baht: 80th anniversary boy scouts July 1 2454-2534BE
King Rama IX and his associate in the boy scout uniforms. The year 2534BE is equivalent to 1991 AD. The boy scouts was started in 2454BE or 1911AD in Thailand.
The scout emblem and motto: " better to die than to lie"
Obverse shows the king, Rama IX, with perhaps his teacher.
circumscribing lettering: Thai teacher training October 12. The emblem at the centre is designed keeping a stylized version of the number 100 at the centre, and it is made in the shape of a earthen lamp. The date is written at the top: BE 2535= 1992AD. So the teacher training started in 1892AD.
All the coins in this series are very large, having a diameter of 32mm. Almost all coins in this series had a mintage of about 1 million or so; and some had relatively lesser mintage. Watch this space.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
UNC set: Jawaharlal Nehru
Cover
The set
1 rupee
5 rupee obverse
Reverse
Jawaharlal Nehru 20 rupee obverse
The 20 rupee is the rarest denomination in India as it exists only in five different UNC/proof sets. Jawaharlal Nehru set of 1989 is one set which has the 20 rupee coin in it. This denomination has never been circulated so far.
Reverse
Jawaharlal Nehru 100 rupee obverse
Reverse
1989 Jawaharlal Nehru UNC set mint mark(U)
This mint mark is unique for Indian coins as it is there only on the Jawaharlal Nehru UNC set of 1989. the "U" signifies UNC , though it can be easily mistaken to be the mint mark of some foreign mint. This set was minted in the Bombay mint.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and to date the longest serving president of independent India, from the independence in 1947 to his death in 1964. He was a leading figure in the Indian independence struggle. He was a charismatic and radical leader who advocated complete independence from foreign rule and self governance. He is also known as "the architect of modern India" and "pandit Nehru" where pandit is a honorific for a scholarly and learned person or a teacher. His birthday , which is on 14th November , is celebrated as children's day in India. He has written a book titled 'The discovery of India' which was aired on the Indian national television, DoorDarshan, as a series titled "Bharat Ek Khoj" in which he was portrayed by Roshan Seth, who portrayed Nehru in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi as well. Along with Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and the Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito, he started the Non Aligned movement in 1955 in a world where USSR and USA were the two big powers and most of the countries were aligning themselves with either of the two, creating the atmosphere of an impending third world war(the situation is known as cold war). As of 2008, there were 118 members in the NAM, though one may say that with the fall of USSR, the situation of cold war is no more and maybe NAM is not relevant anymore.
Nehru was a big advocate of socialism and his major failure was on the defense front as first Pakistan was able to occupy a major part of Kashmir in 1947 succeeding the partition and he also severely miscalculated the intentions of China and the country's own military capabilities which were brutally exposed during the Sino-Indian war of 1962. His health started declining very quickly after that and he died of a heart attack in 1964.
The first commemorative coin of independent India was released on Nehru's death in 1964. In 1989, apart from this set from which the 1 rupee and 5 rupee coins were also released in circulation; a stamp was released in the erstwhile soviet union.
Nehru has recently received criticism from Jaswant Singh of BJP in a controversial book titled " Jinnah: India-partition-independence" in which he questioned Nehru's part in the partition and made a favourable view of Jinnah. Singh was later expelled from the BJP.
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