Centre will issue a Rs 75 coin to commemorate the opening of the new Parliament Building

On Thursday, the Ministry of Finance said that it would introduce a Rs. 75 coin to commemorate the opening of the new Parliament building.

According to the government, the coin will feature the words Parliament Complex and an image of the new Parliament building.

The coin will be made of a quaternary alloy, which is composed of 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% nickel, and 5% zinc, and will have a diameter of 44 millimetres, according to the notification from the ministry.

“The face of the coin shall bear the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar in the center, with the legend ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below, flanked on the left periphery with the word ‘Bharat’ in Devanagari script and on the right periphery the word “INDIA” in English,” the notification stated.