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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
India 5 rupees 2005 - Lal Bahadur Shastri
India has issued a stainless steel version of 5 rupees, Lal Bahadur Shastri commemorative KM#336, which was originally issued in CuNi version on 4th October 2005.
Thanks, Ashlobo! By the way, I already got 2 or 3 of thewse new Steel items and must say that their quality is very very poor. They have detail much weaker than the CuNi versions
They've issued Rs.5 Stainless steel versions of
ReplyDeleteMahatma Basaveshvara
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Dandi March
Sri Narayan Guru
ONGC
Tilak
KVIC
SBI
first War Of Independence
...basically all Rs 5 coins since 2004 (although they've only minted these in the last couple years)
Thanks, Ashlobo!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I already got 2 or 3 of thewse new Steel items and must say that their quality is very very poor. They have detail much weaker than the CuNi versions