125 Rupees India Govt. Mint 125th Departure Anniversary of Sri Shyamacharan Lahiree Mahasaya Commemorative Coin (Rs.125 Coin)

125 Rupees  India Govt. Mint 125th Departure Anniversary of Sri Shyamacharan Lahiree Mahasaya Commemorative Coin (Rs.125 Coin)

Commemorative Coins :

manufacturing circulation coins. These coins are issued to commemorate events of historical
and social importance and to celebrate various accomplishments of public and private
organizations. India Government Mint, Mumbai has been releasing commemorative coins since
1964. The commemorative coins issued by the Mint are of very high quality and have a great
demand among coin collectors and numismatists.

Commemorative coins are of two types
Proof Coins
Uncirculated Coins

Proof Coins:

Proof coins are the high quality commemorative coins which have a frozen effect on the surface
design of the coin with a mirror finish. These coins are marked with the symbol 'M' to indicate
that they are manufactured at Mumbai Mint. These coins are sold at a premium price as they
are manufactured with high quality standards and have high numismatic value.

Uncirculated Coins:
Uncirculated coins are the high quality commemorative coins which have mirror finish on the
surface but without any frozen effect on the design. These coins are marked with a diamond
symbol to indicate they are stamped at Mumbai Mint. The uncirculated coins are also sold at
premium but they are priced a little lower than the proof coins.

History

In 1964 production of commemorative coins was started. The first commemorative coin was in the memory of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

125th Departure Anniversary of Yogiraj Sri Shyamacharan Lahiree Mahasaya

Yogiraj Sri Shyamacharan Lahiree Mahasaya Fountain-Head of Kriyayoga marked His Advent in 1828 in Ghurni, Nadia, West Bengal. He imparted a push to declining Kriyayoga enabling man to attain emancipation from the birth-death cycle (moksha) by remaining within the family ambit as He Himself practised and imparted. This is His infallible bestowal to humankind.

He effected His Sublime Departure in Kashi on 26th September 1895, Mahashtami Sandikshan.

Yogiraj Shyamacharan Mission is a non-profit socio-spiritual organisation founded by Mahamahopadhyaya Dr Chatterjee established to further the ideals tenets of Lahiree Mahasaya; to preserve this pristine science undiluted unaltered to soul-seekers. 

He has unfolded Yogiraj as `God of Householders` and has lucidly unravelled the abstruse esoteric essence of Yogiraj to the world through his inimitable literature and dissertations.