Sri Brihadeeswara Temple on Coins

[Iyyarooraan]

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The government is going to issue 1000-rupee coin commemorating Sri Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur, made of silver with copper mix. This is the first time they are going to mint 1000-rupee coin. Many of us know the same temple appeared in high currency notes previously before 'gandhiji' took over. Well what is the idea behind though it is welcome. People like Shri Prasadji1 will be able to throw some light on how the 'temple' happen to appear on our previous currencies.

 

[prasad1]

The government is going to issue 1000-rupee coin commemorating Sri Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur, made of silver with copper mix. This is the first time they are going to mint 1000-rupee coin. Many of us know the same temple appeared in high currency notes previously before 'gandhiji' took over. Well what is the idea behind though it is welcome. People like Shri Prasadji1 will be able to throw some light on how the 'temple' happen to appear on our previous currencies.

Thank you sir, but I am an ordinary guest at this site.


Tanjore Temple 1000 rupees note - Chennai - tanjore temple 1000 rupees was released in 1954.
This note was subsequently demonetized in 1975 along with other higher denomination currency notes, to unearth black money (??). The value of these Notes depending upon the series and Reserve Bank of India Governors who have signed the Note is estimated at anywhere between Rs.25,000/- and Rs.5,00,000/-

The Brihadeeswara (spelling variation 'Brahadeeswarar') temple also known as the 'Big Temple', a marvel of South Indian temple architecture completed in the year 1010 AD under the reign of the Tamil King Raja Raja Cholan, on Sunday joined the esteemed gallery of modern India’s icons, as its 1,000th year celebrations drew to a close.


On this mega event Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi unveiled a five rupees commemorative coin and a special postal stamp on September 27, 2010



The Posts and Telegraph (P&T) Department in India , also brought out a five (5) rupee stamp in 2010 commemorating the temple.

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Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the nation has been on every Indian rupee printed by India government since 1997. It was in 1987 that Gandhi’s image was first printed only on five hundred rupee notes. Now RBI is planning to change the note design by getting other national leaders on board for different denominations.
(here we go again, will it be Mayavati, or JJ).

The coin that Mr. Iyyarooran is talking about is:



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[Iyyarooraan]

Thank you Mr Prasadji. I have a hunch either RK Shanmugam Chettiar TTK or HVR Iyengar was instrumental in bringing up the image on the currency notes. Of course I am not sure.