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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the new Parliament building on Sunday, 28 May. A coin of Rs 75 and a stamp will be launched on this occasion. The Finance Ministry on Thursday issued a notification regarding the minting of coins. He told that the coin is being minted at the Kolkata Mint of the Government of India.
However, not much information regarding the inauguration process of the new Parliament building has come in the public domain. According to information received from ANI sources, the inauguration of the new building will be in two phases. The rituals prior to the inauguration program will begin in the morning and are likely to be held at a pandal near the Gandhi statue in Parliament.
According to the information, the morning phase will end around 9:30 am after puja and other rituals, after which the second phase is expected to begin in the afternoon with the singing of the national anthem in the Lok Sabha chamber. During this, a coin of 75 rupees and a stamp will also be issued.
75 rupees coin will be of 44 mm diameter
The central government will launch a coin of 75 rupees on the inauguration of the new building. According to the Finance Ministry, this coin will be round, whose diameter has been kept at 44 mm. There will be 200 serrations on its sides. This coin is being made from a mixer of 50% Silver, 40% Copper, 5% Nickel and 5% Zinc.
On one side of the coin will be Ashoka Stambh, below which will be written Satyamev Jayate. India will be written in Devanagari on the left and India in English on the right. The new coin will also have a rupee sign and 75 rupees will be written below the lion capital. The other side of the coin will have a picture of the Parliament complex. Above the photograph will be written ‘Sansad Sankul’ in Devanagari and ‘Parliament Complex’ in English below.