50 Rupees India Govt. Mint 50 Glorious Year Of Statehood Sikkim Commemorative Coin (Rs.50 Coin) | Coinbazaar

50 Rupees India Govt. Mint 50 Glorious Year Of Statehood Sikkim Commemorative Coin (Rs.50 Coin)

Commemorative issue

50th anniversary of the Statehood of Sikkim

Obverse

Ashoka Pillar, Denomination Below with Rupee symbol "₹".

Scripts: Devanagari, Latin

Lettering:
भारत INDIA
सत्यमेव जयते
₹50

Reverse

Logo of 50 Years Celebration of Sikkim State.

Scripts: Devanagari, Latin

Lettering:
राज्यत्व के 50 गौरवशाली वर्ष - सिक्किम
50 Glorious Years of Statehood–Sikkim
1975 - 2025

In 1975, the Prime Minister of Sikkim Kazi Lhendup Dorjee, appealed to the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi for Sikkim to become a state of India. In April of that year, the Indian Army took over the city of Gangtok and disarmed the Chogyal's palace guards. Thereafter, a referendum was held in which 97.5 per cent of voters supported abolishing the monarchy, effectively approving union with India. India is said to have stationed 20,000–40,000 troops in a country of only 200,000 during the referendum. On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union, and the monarchy was abolished. To enable the incorporation of the new state, the Indian Parliament amended the Indian Constitution. First, the 35th Amendment laid down a set of conditions that made Sikkim an "Associate State", a special designation not used by any other state. A month later, the 36th Amendment repealed the 35th Amendment, and made Sikkim a full state, adding its name to the First Schedule of the Constitution.