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Commemorative 2 Rupees coins were struck for an event, an anniversary or a person, and most were sold in mint sets rather than released into circulation. That is why they carry catalogue values while ordinary coins of the same face value usually do not.
Catalogued values by year and mint
| Year | Mint | Issued for | Worn | Uncirculated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das 1870 – 1925 | ₹10,000 | ₹50,000 |
| 1996 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Subhas Chandra Bose – Centenary | ₹2,000 | ₹8,000 |
| 2007 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Indian Air Force Platinum Jubilee | ₹200 | ₹2,000 |
| 1999 | Hyderabad Mint | Chhatrapati Shivaji | ₹100 | ₹1,000 |
| 1995 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Globalizing Indian Agriculture (Agri Expo – 95) | ₹75 | ₹500 |
| 1995 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | 8th World Tamil Conference Saint Tiruvalluvar | ₹50 | ₹500 |
| 1996 | Noida Mint | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | ₹50 | ₹500 |
| 1995 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Globalizing Indian Agriculture (Agri Expo – 95) | ₹50 | ₹400 |
| 1994 | Hyderabad Mint | Water For Life World Food Day | ₹25 | ₹300 |
| 1996 | Hyderabad Mint | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | ₹25 | ₹250 |
| 1993 | Hyderabad Mint | Small Family – Happy Family | ₹25 | ₹200 |
| 1993 | Hyderabad Mint | Bio – Diversity World Food Day | ₹25 | ₹200 |
| 1994 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Water For Life World Food Day | ₹25 | ₹200 |
| 1997 | Hyderabad Mint | Subhas Chandra Bose – Centenary | ₹25 | ₹200 |
| 2001 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – Centenary | ₹25 | ₹200 |
| 2001 | Hyderabad Mint | Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – Centenary | ₹25 | ₹200 |
| 1993 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Small Family – Happy Family | ₹15 | ₹150 |
| 1993 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Bio – Diversity World Food Day | ₹15 | ₹150 |
| 1997 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Subhas Chandra Bose – Centenary | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 1997 | Noida Mint | Subhas Chandra Bose – Centenary | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 1998 | Noida Mint | Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das 1870 – 1925 | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 1999 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Chhatrapati Shivaji | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 1999 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | Chhatrapati Shivaji | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 1999 | Noida Mint | Chhatrapati Shivaji | ₹15 | ₹100 |
| 2000 | Bombay (Mumbai Mint) | Supreme Court Of India (Golden Jubilee) | ₹15 | ₹100 |
Showing the 25 highest-valued of 55 priced varieties.
Uncirculated figures are the upper end. The same coin worn from circulation is worth a fraction of it — grade moves these numbers more than anything else on the page.
Which mints struck it
Bombay (Mumbai Mint) · Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) · Hyderabad Mint · Noida Mint
The mint mark sits directly under the year: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, no mark at all for Kolkata, and a solid dot for Noida. The same denomination and year can be common from one mint and genuinely scarce from another, so read the mark before comparing against any price.
Issues in this series
National Integration · Ix Asian Games · Small Family – Happy Family · Bio – Diversity World Food Day · Water For Life World Food Day · Globalizing Indian Agriculture (Agri Expo – 95) · 8th World Tamil Conference Saint Tiruvalluvar · Subhas Chandra Bose – Centenary · Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel · Sri Aurobindo All Life is Yoga · Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das 1870 – 1925 · Chhatrapati Shivaji · Supreme Court Of India (Golden Jubilee) · Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – Centenary · Sant Tukaram · Railways 150 Glorious Years · Indian Air Force Platinum Jubilee · Louis Braille · Reserve Bank of India Platinum Jubilee · Xix Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi
The theme printed on the coin is the fastest way to place it. If yours carries a name or an event, it belongs on this list; if it carries the standard design for its series, it is an ordinary circulating coin.
What actually decides the price
- Condition. Uncirculated and never handled against worn from circulation is routinely a tenfold difference on the same coin.
- Mint and year together. Neither on its own identifies a coin.
- Striking errors. Doubling, off-centre strikes, wrong planchets and die cracks are valued separately from the ordinary issue and can far exceed it.
- Whether it came from a sealed set. A coin that never entered circulation is a different object from one that did.
Before you compare against any figure online
A catalogue value is a reference for a stated grade, not a promise of what a specific coin will fetch. It answers one question honestly — is this ordinary, or is it unusual — and for most coins in most pockets the answer is ordinary.
