Rs 75 coin will be released to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Rs 75 coin will be released to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Question: The government will release Rs 75 coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the Tricolour for the first time at-
(a)Delhi
(b)Kolkata
(c)Chennai
(d)Port Blair
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • The government will release Rs 75 coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the Tricolour for the first time at Port Blair.
  • It will be a coin of 35 grams made out of 50 per cent silver, 40 per cent copper, and 5 per cent each of nickel and zinc.
  • Portrait of ‘Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’ saluting the flag on the background of Cellular Jail in Port Blair will be inscribed upon this coin. A numeral 75th with inscription anniversary also inscription saying First Flag Hoisting Day in both Devnagari script and English will be depicted.
  • It is to be noted that on October 21st, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hoisted the National Flag at Red Fort and unveiled the plaque to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Formation of Azad Hind Provisional Government, formed by Subhash Chandra

Links:

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