

2011 – RABINDRANATH TAGORE 150 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata on 7th May, 1861. He was a poet, dramatist,
composer, artist and philosopher. In 1913, he was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in
literature, for his works the “Gitanjali”. India’s national anthem, “Janagana mana ….” was
written by him. He founded the famous “Visva-Bharati” University. He passed away on 9th
August, 1941.
On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, India issued this 5 rupees
commemorative coin on 9th May, 2010, for general circulation. On this occasion, another coin,
in the denomination of 150 rupees, was issued as proof / uncirculated specimen.
REVERSE:- The reverse of this coin shows the image of “Rabindranath Tagore” with the
inscription “Rabindranath Tagore 150 Wi Jayanthi” in Hindi on the left half and
“RABINDRANATH TAGORE 150 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY” in English on the right half of
the periphery. “1861-2011”— his year of birth and the end of the 150th Anniversary celebration
year is shown below his image.
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, Noida.
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Year: 2010
Metal: Nickel-Brass
Weight: 6 Grams
Size: 23 mm
Shape: Circular
Mints: Bombay(C), Calcutta(C), Hyderabad(C), Noida(C)