100 Rupees India Govt. Mint Shri Jawaharlal Darda Birth Centenary Commemorative Coin (Rs.100 Coin)

100 Rupees India Govt. Mint Shri Jawaharlal Darda Birth Centenary Commemorative Coin (Rs.100 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.

Description

Shri. Jawaharlal Amolakchand Darda was a veteran freedom fighter, staunch Gandhian and a frontline crusader in the cause of uplifting the poor and downtrodden. Born in Babhulgaon village of Yavatmal district, he devoted himself to social work at a very tender age. Inspired by Gandhiji, he plunged into freedom struggle at the age of 17 and participated in individual Satyagrah. He was imprisoned for 1 year 9 months in Jabalpur Jail for his participation in Quit India Movement. He also took active part in Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s ‘Bhoodan Movement’ & joined the Azad Hind Sena of Subhash Chandra Bose.

After independence, Shri Darda began his journey in journalism by launching ‘Nave Jag’ a weekly newspaper from Yavatmal to foster the spirit of nationalism, a biweekly in 1950 and later in 1952, he launched Lokmat, a Marathi weekly which was converted into a daily in 1971 from Nagpur. The title Lokmat was given by legendary freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1918. Founder editor of the Lokmat group, Shri Darda launched several editions of Lokmat, Lokmat Samachar (Hindi) &Lokmat Times (English).

A veteran Congress leader, Shri Darda served as a senior minister in Maharashtra Government for over two decades and ably handled the various portfolios – industry, energy, urban development, housing, irrigation, health, food & civil supply, sports & youth affair. He was instrumental in ushering in the housing, industrial & educational revolution in Maharashtra & particularly, Vidarbha. He ensured that the housing schemes reached the rural people. He established MIDC which revolutionized the industrial growth and lead to development of many places. He founded the Vidya Prasarak Mandal & opened many educational institutes & colleges providing higher technical education.

Shri. Darda was posthumously conferred the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at House of Commons, Great Britain in 2013 for his contribution to India’s freedom struggle. An independent thinker, Shri Darda breathed his last on November 25, 1997.