60 Years Of The Commonwealth Coin Value (2009)
The 60 Years Of The Commonwealth commemorative was struck in 2009 in 5 Rupees. The reference catalogue lists 2 catalogued varieties of it, and this is what it records.
What the catalogue says it is worth
Of the 2 catalogued varieties, 2 carry a reference price, running ₹50 to ₹50 in uncirculated condition.
Read those figures before anything else. The numbers circulating online for this coin are not what the catalogue records, and no dealer works from them.
Every catalogued variety, by grade
All 2 varieties are nickel - brass. Prices below are the catalogue’s, per grade.
| Year | Mint | Fine | Very Fine | Extremely Fine | UNC | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) | — | — | ₹25 | ₹50 | Scarce |
| 2009 | Hyderabad Mint | — | — | ₹25 | ₹50 | Scarce |
How to read the mint mark
This issue came from Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint. The mark sits under the year on the coin: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, nothing at all for Kolkata, a solid dot for Noida. Year and mint together identify a variety; neither does it alone.
What a catalogue figure is, and is not
It is a reference for one variety at one stated grade, not an offer and not a market price. What a specific coin fetches depends on who wants that exact piece on that day, and on a condition assessment that usually has to be seen rather than described. Two coins of the same year and mint can sit two columns apart in the table above.
Common questions
What is the 60 Years Of The Commonwealth coin worth?
Of the 2 catalogued varieties, 2 carry a reference price, running at ₹50 in uncirculated condition. A catalogue figure is a reference for one variety at one grade, not an offer.
How many 60 Years Of The Commonwealth coin varieties are there?
The catalogue records 2 varieties of it, struck in 2009 in 5 Rupees. They came from Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) and Hyderabad Mint.
How do I identify which 60 Years Of The Commonwealth coin I have?
Read the year and the mint mark together – neither identifies a variety on its own. The mark sits under the year on the coin: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, nothing at all for Kolkata, a solid dot for Noida. This issue came from Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) and Hyderabad Mint.
Where this leaves you
If you are holding one, compare it against the table above by year and mint, and judge the condition strictly. Every other denomination is catalogued here, and if you decide to part with it, this explains how selling actually works.