Coins of India by Abhay Ghaisas

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Here is a five rupee coin that was issued in the 1980s. There was no regular five rupees coin issue for circulation for a long time. Probably the last five rupee coin to be issued was in British days when it was issued in gold.

This coin is quite large and bulky in size. On the obverse, is the Ashoka Pillar above the numeral "5" indicating five rupees. The text "RUPEES" and "INDIA" occurs on the left. The Hindi text "रुपये" (rupaye, meaning Rupees) and "भारत" (bhaarat, meaning India) appears on the left.

On the reverse is a portrait of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India. On the right of the portrait is the English text "INDIRA GANDHI". The name is repeated in Hindi as "इंदिरा गांधी" on the left. Below the portrait is listed the life-span of the late prime minister, viz. 1917-1984.