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C. Subramanian Commemorative Coin Released

Posted on August 29, 2010 at 1:51 PM

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As reported in the ICN Forums by our member Ramkumar, Chidambaram Subramanian's commemorative coins were released yesterday in Coimbatore.

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Pranab releases coin in memory of Subramanian

Coimbatore, Aug 28 : Union Minister of Finance Pranab Mukerjee today released a coin in the memory of Former Union Minister and Veteran Congress Leader C Subramanian during function here.

Mr C Subramanian's son, Mr S Rajasekar, received the first coin from Mr Mukerjee.

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and TNCC President K V Thangkabalu were also present on the occasion.

Source: UNI

Commemorative coin on Mother Teresa released

Posted on August 28, 2010 at 9:00 AM

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The Government on Saturday released a five-rupee commemorative coin on Mother Teresa to mark the centenary birth celebrations of the legend who made serving the poor her mission in life.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee released the coin as well as a souvenir on Mother Teresa and gave the first coin and a copy of the souvenir to President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi. It is said that Mother Teresa had Rs five when she started her mission in Kolkata.

Speaking on the occasion, Patil said, "She (Mother Teresa) was truly the embodiment of the word Mother in its fullest, truest and complete sense. It has been truly said that God cannot be everywhere and that is why he has created Mother."

"Clad in a white sari with a blue border, she (Mother Teresa) and the sisters of Missionaries of Charity became a symbol of hope to many - the aged, the destitute, the unemployed, the diseased, the terminally ill, and those abandoned by their families," she said.

Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910 and was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Macedonia.

At the age of 18 years, she left her parental home to join the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish Community of nuns with missions in India. Mother Teresa began her missionary work with the poor in 1948, replacing her traditional Loreto habit with a simple white cotton saree decorated with a blue border and adopted Indian citizenship.

For over 40 years, she served the poor and disabled. For her services, she received 124 awards and distinctions, including Nobel Peace Prize and Bharat Ratna. Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997.

Source: The Times of India

Also our member Sumit Chandiok submitted an image of the 100 Rupees coin's reverse on our Facebook page

XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Commemorative Coin

Posted on August 21, 2010 at 6:25 PM

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Pre-Booking Logo From Kolkata Mint's Site

Kolkata Mint today announced bookings of 'XIX Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010' commemorative coins will commence soon.

ICN Community Toolbar

Posted on August 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM

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Coin Shows And Exhibitions This Month

Posted on July 31, 2010 at 11:30 PM

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Ahmedabad Coins And Currency Fair

20th to 22nd August

Venue : Hotel Comfort Inn President

C.G. Road

Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

We Moved To A Brand New Domain

Posted on July 27, 2010 at 6:59 AM

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Dear Members,

I'm proud to announce that India Coin News now has a brand new domain name 'www.indiacoinnews.com' . So please update your bookmarks and RSS feed subscription. I would also like to thank all the members amd non-members who donated thus far. Please continue your support to make it a more better site.

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Happy Collecting.

-Rony 'kidromeo' Ghose