5 Rupees Saint Alphonsa Birth Centenary 1910-2009 GEM BUNC tonned coin of Bombay Mint
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2009 -- SAINT ALPHONSA BIRTH CENTENARY COMMEMORATION:
Alphonsa Mutthapadathu was born on August 19, 1910 in village Kudamaloor near Kottayam in Kerala.
She had a difficult childhood plagued by poverty and illness. She fell into a pit of burning chaff and both
here feet got deformed, leaving her handicapped. In 1936, she was miraculously cured by saint Therese of
Lisieux. She taught at a school and there are a large number of miracles associated with her, many of
which involved curing children having clubbed feet as she herself had been disabled by her feet for many
years. In 1939 she had an attack of double-pnuemonia which left her weakened and she died in 1946 after
a painful illness. In 1985, Pope John Paul II formally approved a miracle that was attributed to her and
she received the title of Venerable Sister Alphonsa. One year later, she was beatified. Pope Benedict XVI
authorized her canonization in 2007 and the process was completed after an year, meaning that Alphonsa
is now the first woman and only the second saint from India after Saint Gonsalo Garcia.In
commemoration of the start of the Birth Centenary celebrations of Saint Alphonsa, India issued this 5
rupees commemorative coin on 23rd August, 2009, for general circulation.
REVERSE:- The reverse of this coin shows the image of "SAINT ALPHONSA" with a Rose flower on
the bottom of her image. The inscription “Santa Alphonsa Janma Satavdi” in Hindi is shown on the left
periphery and ‘SAINT ALPHONSA BIRTH CENTENARY’ in English on the right periphery with
"1910-2009" – her year of birth and centenary start year below the Rose Flower.
OBSERVE --. The top portion contains words “Bharat” in Hindi and "INDIA" in English, The bottom
portion shows "Rupaye" in Hindi and "RUPEES" in English.The center portion bears the “Lion capitol”
of Ashok Pillar with the legend “Satyameva Jayate” in Hindi inscribed below, the prominent
International numeral “5” indicates the denomination.
Minted at – Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad
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Year: 2009
Metal: Nickel-Brass
Weight: 6 Grams
Size: 23 mm
Shape: Circular
Mint: Bombay(C), Calcutta(S), Hyderabad(C)
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2009 -- SAINT ALPHONSA BIRTH CENTENARY COMMEMORATION:
Alphonsa Mutthapadathu was born on August 19, 1910 in village Kudamaloor near Kottayam in Kerala.
She had a difficult childhood plagued by poverty and illness. She fell into a pit of burning chaff and both
here feet got deformed, leaving her handicapped. In 1936, she was miraculously cured by saint Therese of
Lisieux. She taught at a school and there are a large number of miracles associated with her, many of
which involved curing children having clubbed feet as she herself had been disabled by her feet for many
years. In 1939 she had an attack of double-pnuemonia which left her weakened and she died in 1946 after
a painful illness. In 1985, Pope John Paul II formally approved a miracle that was attributed to her and
she received the title of Venerable Sister Alphonsa. One year later, she was beatified. Pope Benedict XVI
authorized her canonization in 2007 and the process was completed after an year, meaning that Alphonsa
is now the first woman and only the second saint from India after Saint Gonsalo Garcia.In
commemoration of the start of the Birth Centenary celebrations of Saint Alphonsa, India issued this 5
rupees commemorative coin on 23rd August, 2009, for general circulation.
REVERSE:- The reverse of this coin shows the image of "SAINT ALPHONSA" with a Rose flower on
the bottom of her image. The inscription “Santa Alphonsa Janma Satavdi” in Hindi is shown on the left
periphery and ‘SAINT ALPHONSA BIRTH CENTENARY’ in English on the right periphery with
"1910-2009" – her year of birth and centenary start year below the Rose Flower.
OBSERVE --. The top portion contains words “Bharat” in Hindi and "INDIA" in English, The bottom
portion shows "Rupaye" in Hindi and "RUPEES" in English.The center portion bears the “Lion capitol”
of Ashok Pillar with the legend “Satyameva Jayate” in Hindi inscribed below, the prominent
International numeral “5” indicates the denomination.
Minted at – Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad