REPUBLIC INDIA - 1996 - 2nd International Crop Science Congress - Copper-Nickel 5 Rupees - Kolkata Mint - 9.00 g - 23 mm

REPUBLIC INDIA: 1996, 2nd International Crop Science Congress, Copper-Nickel 5 Rupees, Kolkata Mint, 9.00g , 23 mm (Security Edge), KM #158.

This issue is widely recognized as one of the rarest and most valuable modern commemorative coins in the Republic of India series. While the 2nd International Crop Science Congress was held in New Delhi in 1996, very few of these 5 Rupee coins were actually struck at the Calcutta Mint for circulation.