The government will issue Rs
100 and Rs 5 coins to commemorate the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna awardee
and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late M G Ramachandran.
The coins will bear his
portrait in the centre along with the inscription 'DR M G Ramachandran Birth
Centenary' on the lower periphery. The same will also be in Devnagari script on
the upper periphery.
The year '1917-2017' will be
flanked below the portrait of Dr M G Ramachandran, said the notification
issued in this regard.
On the obverse side, the coins
will bear the Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar in the centre with the inscription
'Satyamev Jayte'.
The Rs 100 and Rs 5 coins will
weigh 35 grams and 6 grams, respectively.
The Rs 100 coin will be made
of silver (50 per cent), copper (40 per cent), nickel (5 per cent) and zinc (5
per cent).
The Rs 5 coin will be made of
copper (75 per cent), zinc (20 per cent) and nickel (5 per cent).
Ramachandran, popularly known
as 'MGR', was the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
party, currently ruling in Tamil Nadu.
A film actor and a three-time
Chief Minister, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1988.
Source:-The Economic Times
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