FAKE & FORGERY COINS OF INDIA

NOS. ORIGINAL FAKE/FORGERY 1.) MAHATMA GANDHI 10 RUPEES ISSUE

The coin was issued with the metallic composition -Silver

Alloy (Silver-80%+Cupper-20%) No Indian mint issued this coin in copper Nickel alloy. 10 Rupees 1869-1948.

2.) PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ISSUE, 50 PAISE ISSUE

To pay homage to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru a 50 paise coin was issued on 14th November 1964 in his commemoration.

No Indian mint issued this coin with a Gandhi cap on Nehrus head. Please see the following fake coin showing a cap on Nehrus head.

3.) 25th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE, Rs 10 ISSUE

On the occasion of 25th anniversary of Independence,

India issued this 10 rupees coin on 15th August,1972. No such coin was issued.

4.) SMALL FAMILY, HAPPY FAMILY ISSUE

To emphasize the need of Population Control, a 2

rupees coin was issued in the year 1993 No Government mint in India issued 1 rupee Hapy Family coin.

5.) Dr. B. R. AMBEDKAR, Rs 1 ISSUE

In 1990, India issued a 1 rupee coin to commemorate the

birth centenary of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar. No Government mint in India issued Rs 2 Dr. B. R.

Ambedkar Coin. Only Proof & UNC in 1971.

6.) FISHERIES ISSUE, 50 PAISE

A 50 paisa coin was issued for general circulation in 1986

on the 6th World Food Day. No Government mint in India issued 1 rupee Fisheries coin.

7.) SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE, Rs 2 ISSUE

In 1997, India issued a 2 rupee coin to commemorate the

birth centenary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a great patriot. Though the Kolkata mint wrongly issued this coin in 1996, no 1 rupee coin was issued by any mint.

Compare the face & the cap of Netaji on this fake coin with the face & the cap of Netaji on the original coin. Again mark the spelling of surname on this fake coin. It is BOS not BOSE

8.) SUN WITH LOTUS, 20 PAISA COIN ISSUE

On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 1972, India issued, two coins in the denomination of 20 paisa and 10 rupees, for general circulation. Again India reissued the same two coins in the year 1971, but this time only as Proof or uncirculated specimens.

Only proof and uncirculated coins were issued for this year. Does this coin specimen look like a proof or uncirculated coin?

9.) 75th ANNIVERSARY OF DANDI MARCH, RS 5 ISSUE

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Dandi

March, India issued a Rs 5 commemorative coin on 2nd October, 2005, for general circulation.

This fantasy coin, was minted with portrait of Ganhiji on one side and replica of Dandi Yatra sculpture on the other side. Neither the name of the country of issue nor the value is shown on this token. Such coin was never issued by any of the Indian mints.

10.) Rs 5 ISSUE

In the years 2007 and 2008, 5 rupees regular coins were

issued in India in FSS, by Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad mints.

No Government mint in India issued Rs 5 Coin.

11.) INDIRA GANDHI, 50 PAISE, Rs 5 ISSUE

After the sad death of Srimati Indira Gandhi, the former

Prime minister of India, 2 circulating coins were issued in the denomination of 50 paisa and 5 rupees.

No mint in India issued a coin in the denomination of 1 rupee.

12.) 50 PAISE RHINO ISSUE

Again 25 paisa Ferrite Stainless Steel coins were

issued in India in1988. Its obverse had an one horned Indian Rhinocerous and its reverse had lion capital and denomination

Fakes, not issued.

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