Description
🪙 Set Overview
• Country: India
• Mint: India Government Mint Bombay
• Year: 1974
• Type: Proof set (collector issue)
• Title on case: “Development Oriented Coins 1974 – Proof Set”
• Theme: Food for All (development and agriculture program)
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🪙 Coins in the Set
1️⃣ Large Coin (Left)
• Denomination: 10 Rupees
• Design:
• Inscription: “Food for All” (in English & Hindi)
• Figures of people inside a triangle
• Wheat ears at the bottom
• Metal: Silver
• Finish: Proof
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2️⃣ Smaller Coin (Right)
• Denomination: 5 Rupees
• Same design theme as above
• Metal: Copper-nickel (sometimes also issued in silver depending on set)
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⚖️ Official Specifications
🪙 10 Rupees (Silver)
• Weight: 20 grams
• Purity: ~ 0.500 silver (50%)
• Diameter: ~ 38–40 mm
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🪙 5 Rupees
• Weight: 15 grams
• Metal: Copper-nickel (most common)
• Diameter: ~ 31–33 mm
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⚖️ Total Set Weight
• Combined weight: ~35 grams
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💰 Value
• Silver melt value (10 Rs coin): ~$8–12
• Full set collector value:
• $15 – $40 USD depending on
⚖️ India 1974 “Food for All” Proof Set Weight
🪙 10 Rupees (large silver coin)
• Weight: 20 grams
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🪙 5 Rupees (smaller coin)
• Weight: 15 grams
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⚖️ Total Weight (both coins)
• 35 grams
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⭐ Important
• This weight is without the plastic case
• The 10 Rupees coin contains silver, so most of the value is in that piece