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

It was a usual day when trackmen, 60-year-old Priyaswami and 55-year-old Ram Niwas were out on their duty examining the railway tracks between Yamuna Bridge and Tilak Bridge around 7.55am. It was at the time; the men noticed a six-inch gap on a section of track.