Coin specifications
Commemorative Issue: Centennial – Birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1969)
Year: 1969
Metal: Nickel
Weight: 10 grams
Diameter: 28 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Shape: Round
Edge: Security pattern
Obverse (Front)
Center: Ashoka Lion Capitol
Inscriptions: "भारत INDIA" (left), "एक रूपया : ONE RUPEE" (right)
Reverse (Back)
Center: Bust of Mahatma Gandhi facing left
Inscriptions: "महात्मा गाँधी MAHATMA GANDHI" and "1869 - 1948" in both Hindi and English
Mint
The coin was minted in both Mumbai (Bombay) and Kolkata (Calcutta).