INDIA 

KM 98

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 rupee 25.0 4.85   Plain Stainless Steel Medal
Obverse Reverse

 Coat of arms, between the inscriptions "INDIA" in English and in Hindi. Below figure "1" between inscriptions "RUPEE" in Hindi and in English.

Cellular Jail, Fort Blair

Inscriptions along the rim in Hindi and in English,  the center - view of prison building, below - year of minting. Mint mark - "Diamond" ( Bombay).

The Cellular Jail situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) was completed in 1906. The prison was known to house many notable Indian activists during the struggle for India's independence.