On April 16th, 1853, at 3:35pm, the first train in India left Bombay Bori Bunder for Thane.
This train was with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests. On the occasion of Indian Railway’s
150th year, a mascot in the form of a cartoon elephant, ‘Bholu’, dressed in the uniform of a Train
Guard, holding a hand signal lamp with green
Light, was adopted.
This 2 rupees coin, in commemoration 150 glorious years, was issued on 1.9.2003 for general
circulation. On this occasion another 100 rupees coin was issued, as proof / unc specimen.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Year: 2003
Metal: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 6 Grams
Size: 26 mm
Mintage: 4.2 Cr
330.75
2,20,500
1,200
10,500
5,250
9501,250
450750
5,565
17,382.8
1,837.5
1,0001,200
4,725
89,250
23,100
2,999
1,650
1,417.5
11,11115,000
18,88820,000
2,4993,000
3,9994,999
