

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).