Currency - India - 2 Rupees - Year 1967-1970

Item Code:  95/IN-19

Gandhi Commemorative Issue

On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Centenary, all the currencies were specially designed to include the photo of Gandhi. This was done for all denominations.

Year	1967-1970
Obverse	Numeral "2" at center; Lion Capital of Ashoka on the right side.
Reverse	Mahatma Gandhi seated at center in prayer with background of Ashram, denomination in 13 regional languages
Watermark	Lion Capital of Asoka
Size	107 x 63 mm
Prefix	A to C
Signature	L. K. Jha (Governor, 1 July 1967 to 3 May 1970)

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Gandhi Commemorative Issue note

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated yearly on 2 October. It is one of the three official declared national holidays of India, observed in all of its states and union territories. Gandhi Jayanti is marked by prayer services and tributes all over India, Gandhi's memorial in New Delhi where he was cremated. Popular activities include prayer meetings, commemorative ceremonies in different cities by colleges, local government institutions and socio-political institutions. Painting and essay competitions are conducted and best awards are granted for projects in schools and the community on themes of glorifying peace, non-violence and Gandhi's effort in Indian Freedom Struggle. Gandhi's favourite bhajan (Hindu devotional song), Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram, is usually sung in his memory.

In 1969 commemorative notes featuring Mahatma Gandhiji (1969 was Birth Centenary of Gandhiji) were introduced in denominations of Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 100. But these were commemorative notes and not the normal series. Only the reverse of the then existing series (Ashoka Column - second issue) was changed to incorporate Mahatma Gandhiji in the design.

മഹാത്മാഗാന്ധിയുടെ ജന്മദിനമായ ഒക്ടോബർ 2 ഗാന്ധിജയന്തിയായി ആചരിക്കുന്നു. ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭ ഇതേ ദിവസം അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര അഹിംസാദിനമായി ആചരിക്കുന്നു.ഗാന്ധിജിയുടെ ജന്മശതാബ്ദിയോടനുബന്ധിച്ചു 1966-ല്‍ RBI ഗാന്ധിജി അനുസ്മരണ നോട്ടുകള്‍ പുറത്തിറക്കി. 2,5,10,100 എന്നീ denomination-കളിലുള്ള നോട്ടുകലാണ് RBI ഇഷ്യൂ ചെയ്തത്. നോട്ടിന്റെ പിന്‍വശത്ത്‌ ഗാന്ധിജി ഇരിക്കുന്ന ചിത്രം ആലേഖനം ചെയ്താണ് ഈ നോട്ടുകള്‍ പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയത്.

Commemorative postage stamps on the Birth Centenary of Mahatma Gandhi

1969 was 100th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and lot of countries honored him for his Human Rights, Non-Violence and Peace achievements by issuing stamp of him.

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