50 Rupees India Govt. Mint 50 Years Of Project Tiger Commemorative Coin (Rs.50 Coin)

50 Rupees India Govt. Mint 50 Years Of Project Tiger Commemorative Coin (Rs.50 Coin)

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Commemorative Coins :

India Government Mint, Mumbai also manufactures commemorative coins apart from
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.

Theme Description

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Tiger, the national animal of the country is a pride for the society and historically intricately enthralled in India’s art, culture, sculpture and literature. Tiger is important for the food chain and helps in maintaining the ecological viability of the entire area, habitat, water, and climate security of the region, an apex predator that requires vast habitat to harbour viable populations and by virtue of this serves as an umbrella species for conserving Asia’s forest systems ensuring viable populations of other endangered species. The existence of this mighty creature is threatened by rise in organized poaching, depletion of tiger prey and habitat loss.

Tiger conservation was initiated by Government of India in April, 1973 with launching of ambitious Project Tiger. The Centrally sponsored Project Tiger is one of the largest species conservation initiatives in the world. India’s tiger reserve network has now expanded to 53 tiger reserves cumulatively protecting an area of 75796.83 sq.km), these tiger reserves are repositories for biodiversity conservation in the country ensuring regional water security and carbon sequestration thereby contributing in accomplishing India’s climate change mitigation targets. Project Tiger has been converted into a statutory authority, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The NTCA addresses ecological and administrative concerns for conserving tigers. It provides a statutory basis for the protection of tiger reserves for the protection of ecologically sensitive areas and endangered species.

The Government of India released the commemorative coin to mark the 50 years of the Project Tiger