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1975 International Women's Year 2 Coin Proof Set -Bombay Mint
Sets Sold (Proof):2,370 (9 Coin) AND 160 (2 Coin)
Mint Mark :"B" under the stalk of the ear of the corn
Set Contains 50 Rupee Silver (44mm) Coin and 10 Rupee Cu-Ni (39mm) coins
Set was issued in 1975 with the message "Equality, Development , Peace and to focus on the United Nations Organization (UNO) call for declaring 1975 as the "International Women's Year" and for focusing on the cause of welfare of women world-wide.
Obverse (Second Images) of the coins mentioned above, showing the Lion Capital with the numeral "10"or "50" below it, and the words "Bharat" and "rupee" in Hindi on the left flank and "India" and " rupee" in English on the right Flank of the Lion Capital.
Reverse of the coin showing a "portrait" within a circle, of a women's face looking left , a dove towards the top, the universal symbol signifying "World peace" There are two symbols at the bottom of the coin "=" followed by the universal symbol denoting a female. The message symbolizes "Equality for Women".On the right hand side of the image is an ear of wheat and water below it, symbolizing "Development" through achieving self-sufficiency in food production.(This was a constant message in various denominations of Indian coins over the past few decades).
The words "Equality, Development, Peace" are mentioned in English on the top half and "Samaanta, Vikaas and Shanti" in Hindi on the lower half of the coin.Here, too, the creators of this coin have given a preference to placing the message in English on top of the coin , as against the normal practice of giving precedence to Hindi , the official language of India (in deference to the World-wide nature of this message?).
Oh yes, one thing is still left. Where is the year of issue and which mint has made this coin? As there is no space left for the year, the numerals 19 and 75 have been split up , the first two numerals going to the left hand side at the centre and the last two numerals going to the right hand side at the same place.
Finding the mint mark was litlle difficult .The set was minted at Bombat mint so there has to be "B" symbol on the coin
"B" Alphabet can be seen under the Stalk of the ear of Corn or
See the below image
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