Coins

The Mysuru man catalogued 6000 coins, excavated a Mauryan city in Brahmagiri called ‘Isila’ and was also responsible for discovering Shahji’s (Shivaji’s father) tomb.

While Swaminathan was able to get relief from the consumer forum, many other complainants do not meet with the same success. Section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act of 1898 shields Indian postal authorities against legal cases.

Designed by NID, the new coin for Rs 20 will be shaped like a 27 mm "dodecagon" and have several features to make it easily identifiable for visually-impaired individuals!

The first commemorative coin series was issued way back in 1964 in the honour of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

These coins will have a standard weight of around 35 grams and will bear the rupee symbol and denominational value 350 in international numerals on its front side.