1 Rupee Rajiv Gandhi 1944-1991
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1992 – RAJIV GANDHI COMMEMORATION
Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991), was the elder son of Indira Gandhi. After the
assassination of his mother, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India on 31st October,
1984, Rajiv was nominated as the 9th Prime Minister of India. He own the elections held in
Dec’84 with overwhelming majority and became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he
took office (at the age of 40).
In 1986He founded the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya System, created MTNL and his public call
offices, better known as PCOs, helped spread telephones in rural areas.
He was assassinated by a bomb blast done by the L.T.T.E. extremists at a meeting at
Sriperambudur (Tamilnadu) on 21st may 1991. India paid her homage to this departed leader by
issuing this 1 rupee commemorative coin on 21st May 1992 – the first anniversary of his death.
He was posthumously awarded the Highest National Award of India, Bharat Ratna.
REVERSE– Shows the effigy of Rajiv Gandhi with the legend “RAJIV GANDHI” in both
English and Hindi and “1944 – 1991” – his years of birth and death.
OBSERVE: The observe of the coin shows the Ashokan lion at the center and the value ‘50’ just
below it. In English “INDIA” and “PAISE” appear on the right side periphery and in Hindi
“Bharat” and “Paise” appear on the left side.
Minted at – Bombay(C), Hyderabad(C)
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Year: 1991
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 6 Grams
Size: 26 mm
Shape: Circular
Mints: Bombay(C), Hyderabad(C)
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1992 – RAJIV GANDHI COMMEMORATION
Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991), was the elder son of Indira Gandhi. After the
assassination of his mother, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India on 31st October,
1984, Rajiv was nominated as the 9th Prime Minister of India. He own the elections held in
Dec’84 with overwhelming majority and became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he
took office (at the age of 40).
In 1986He founded the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya System, created MTNL and his public call
offices, better known as PCOs, helped spread telephones in rural areas.
He was assassinated by a bomb blast done by the L.T.T.E. extremists at a meeting at
Sriperambudur (Tamilnadu) on 21st may 1991. India paid her homage to this departed leader by
issuing this 1 rupee commemorative coin on 21st May 1992 – the first anniversary of his death.
He was posthumously awarded the Highest National Award of India, Bharat Ratna.
REVERSE– Shows the effigy of Rajiv Gandhi with the legend “RAJIV GANDHI” in both
English and Hindi and “1944 – 1991” – his years of birth and death.
OBSERVE: The observe of the coin shows the Ashokan lion at the center and the value ‘50’ just
below it. In English “INDIA” and “PAISE” appear on the right side periphery and in Hindi
“Bharat” and “Paise” appear on the left side.
Minted at – Bombay(C), Hyderabad(C)