Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Rupees 5 - Saint Alphonsa Birth Centenary - 2009 - Nickel Brass
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Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, F.C.C., or Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (Malayalam: അൽഫോൻസാ മുട്ടത്തുപാടം) (19 August 1910 – 28 July 1946) was a Catholic Franciscan Religious Sister who is now honored as a saint, the first person of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community.
Rupees 2 - Unity in Diversity - 2006
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Touted as the Christian Cross, this coin had created a controversy. Political parties aligned with Hindu thoughts strongly opposed to this series of coins. Here is what RBI had to say:
The reverse face of the coin shows stylised representation of “Unity in Diversity” a defining characteristic of our country. The symbol shall be seen as four heads sharing a common body. It shall be thought of as people from all four parts of the country coming together under one banner and identifying with one nation. [Press Release]
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