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2003 – 150
Years of Glorious
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Denomination
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Rs 100,Rs 2
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Description
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Elephant showing the lantern (light) as in olden days .
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Issue Price (Face value)
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Rs 800
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Approx. Market Price
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Rs 2520
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Mint
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Kolkata
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100 Rs
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Quaternary Alloy , 35 grams, 44mm, 200 serrations
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2 Rs
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Copper nickel , 6 grams
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Indian railways with largest employee base in
the world
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Indian
railways started in India 1853.
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By
Independence year 1947 there were 42 rails systems.
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In
1951, the systems were nationalized as one unit, becoming.
ü
one
of the largest networks in the world.
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Indian
Railways has more than 64,215 kms of track and 7083 stations.
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It is
the worlds 4th largest railway network after US, Russia, China.
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It
has close the 240000 freight wagons, 60,000 coaches and 9000 locomotives.