India Coin News

With 31.94% votes, the '2011 Indian Coin Of The Year' title goes to Rabindranath Tagore commemorative coin design.

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Mumbai Mint and Kolkata Mint had announced commencement of public bookings of the "C.Subramaniam Birth Centenary" and "Income Tax -150 Years of Building India" coin sets respectively from 2nd January 2012. The booking deadline is 29th February. More details can be found on their respective newspaper ads attached below:

Thanks to ICN Community member Sunder and Pradeep Fernandes for the information and images.

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Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to commemorate poet Kazi Narul Islam with theme "90 Years of the Poem 'BIDROHI' 1921-2011"

BB governor Dr Atiur Rahman had formally released the coin at a function in BB’s conference room on 26th December. The coin is available at all branches of BB and other commercial banks for 3500 Taka.

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Hyderabad Mint has started taking public bookings for 11 single coin commemorative sets from today. The booking period is from 14th December 2011 to 29th February 2012. The coins can be ordered either online through Hyderabad Mint's online coin booking page or offline by downloading offline booking form from their website. The details of the sets and the pricing can be found on the following newspaper advertisement:

Hyderabad Mint's Coin Booking Page

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The year is coming to an end and it's time again to choose your favorite Indian coin design for 2011.  Vote now and the winning design will be declared on 11th January, 2012

The 2011 New Coin Releases Are:

_________________Rabindranath Tagore

_________________________Income Tax

_______________________Civil Aviation

____Indian Council of Medical Research

_Comptroller & Auditor General of India

_________________New Definitive Series

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Poll Duration: 5th Dec~3rd Jan

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