Saint Alphonsa Coin Value (2009)

The Saint Alphonsa commemorative was struck in 2009 in 5 Rupees. The reference catalogue lists 4 catalogued varieties of it, and this is what it records.

What the catalogue says it is worth

Of the 4 catalogued varieties, 4 carry a reference price, running ₹15 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 4 varieties are nickel – brass. Prices below are the catalogue’s, per grade.

Year Mint Fine Very Fine Extremely Fine UNC Rarity
2009 Bombay (Mumbai Mint) ₹15 ₹30 Common
2009 Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) ₹25 ₹50 Scarce
2009 Hyderabad Mint ₹10 ₹15 Common
2009 Noida Mint ₹25 ₹50 Scarce

How to read the mint mark

This issue came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint, Noida 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 Saint Alphonsa coin worth?

Of the 4 catalogued varieties, 4 carry a reference price, running between โ‚น15 and โ‚น50 in uncirculated condition. A catalogue figure is a reference for one variety at one grade, not an offer.

How many Saint Alphonsa coin varieties are there?

The catalogue records 4 varieties of it, struck in 2009 in 5 Rupees. They came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint and Noida Mint.

How do I identify which Saint Alphonsa coin I have?

Read the year and the mint mark together โ€“ 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 Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint and Noida 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.