5 Rupee Jawaharlal Nehru Coin 1989

5 Rupee Jawaharlal Nehru Coin 1989

5 Rupee Jawaharlal Nehru

The first 5 rupee coin was first minted in India in 1985 it has not been circulated as these coin was a commemorative coin issued on the death of Indira Gandhi. It was a Copper-Nickel coin  the volume of the coin was very big ,the thickness of the coin is 30mm.The normal coins in distribution were 21-25 mm because of that it is very rare. The coins made of the similar metal were issued in 1989 to commemorate the Centennial of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's Birthday. The size was also same to the 1985 coin and it’s very rare. A genuine collector can purchase this coin and you can fetch a good amount of money too, provided the coin is original.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14th November ,1889 and the year marked the 1st Centennial of Jawaharlal Nehru , a set of three coins of 1,5 and 100 rupee were issued with the portrait of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1989. The similar coin was issued on the death of Indira Gandhi and on the Jawaharlal Nehru's birth.