2 Rupee Subhash Chandra Bose GEM UNC coin- centenary 1997
1997 - SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE CENTENARY COMMEMORATIVE :
Subhash Chandra Bose (1897 -- 1945), popularly known as Netaji, was a leader in the Indian
independence movement. He was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress for
two consecutive terms. But due to ideological conflicts with Mahatma Gandhi, he left the
Congress party and established a separate political party, the All India Forward Bloc and
demanded for the full and immediate independence of India from British rule. He was jailed
several times by the British authorities.
With the outbreak of the Second World War, he went away from India and with Japanese
assistance; he formed the Indian National Army, to fight against British forces. He formed the
Azad Hind Government in exile and led the Indian National Army in battle against the British at
Imphal and inBurma. He is presumed to have died on 18 August 1945 in a plane crash.
This 2 rupees coin was issued in his commemoration for general circulation. The other 3 coins
were issued, in the denomination of 10 rupees, 50 rupees and the 100 rupees, as uncirculated /
proof specimens.
Note: All other desciprion of the coin is same as 1996 Subhash Chandra Bose Issue
MINTED AT – Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Noida
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Year: 1997
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 6 Grams
Size: 26 mm
Shape: Eleven Sided
Mint: Bombay (C), Calcutta(C), Hyderabad(S), Noida(S)