Coins of India by Abhay Ghaisas

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Here is a five rupee coin that was issued to commemorate the eighth World Tamil Conference. The conference was held in Thanjavur. The obverse of the coin has the regular Ashoka Pillar on top of the numeral "5" that denotes the denomination. Around it is the text. On the right is the English text "RUPEES" and "INDIA". On the left is the Hindi text "रुपये" (rupaye, meaning rupees) and "भारत" (bhaarat, meaning India).

On the reverse is a picture of Tamil Poet Saint Thiruvalluvar. The saint is pictured in a seating position reading from a manuscript. Around the picture on the right is the English text "8TH WORLD TAMIL CONFERENCE" and "SAINT THIRUVALLUVAR". On the left is the Hindi text "8वां विश्व तमिल सम्मेलन" (meaning: Eighth world tamil conference) and "संत तिरुवल्लुवर" (meaning: Saint Thiruvalluvar). Below the Saint's picture is the year of the conference as well as the year of the coin issue, which is 1995.