125 Rupee Coin- This special coin of 125 rupees issued, know how and from where to buy it?

125 Rupee Coin- Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special coin of Rs 125 on 1st September.

New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 on Wednesday, 1 September. He has issued this coin on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Sri Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Let us tell you that ISKCON is also known as Hare Krishna movement.

PM Modi has released this commemorative coin through video conferencing. After which the Prime Minister described Swami Prabhupada as a supernatural devotee of Krishna and said that he was also a great patriot.

Know who is Swami Prabhupada?

Swami Prabhupada is known for the establishment of the ISKCON temple spread across the world. Swami Prabhupada was born on 1 September 1896 in Kolkata. He founded ISKCON to deliver the message of Lord Shri Krishna. ISKON is also called the International Society for Krishna Consciouness and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. The hymns of this temple, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, are also sung by foreigners with full devotion. ISKCON has translated Bhagavad Gita and Vedic literature into 89 languages.

Know what kind of coins are these?

These commemorative coins are issued in honor or in memory of a particular person or event. These are in a special kind of design. Their designs are designed keeping that person or event in mind. Historical monuments, sites, historical figures, special types of fauna and flora, traditions etc. are also issued as monuments. The first commemorative coin series was issued in 1964 in honor of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Know where to get this 125 rupee coin?

If you also want to buy this special coin, then you can book it in RBI mint. Only the mint offices of the Reserve Bank of Mumbai and Kolkata issue such commemorative coins. It is operated by the Securities Printing and Currency Manufacturing Corporation of India. For these coins, an application will have to be made on the website of the corporation, for which registration will have to be done first. You can visit the RBI site for registration.