India 2012 60 rupees

Steve Album Auction 52, part of lot 2471

This specimen was part of lot 2471 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), which did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA: Republic, 2-coin proof set, 2012(k), struck at the Kolkata Mint, commemorating 60 Years of the Government Mint in Kolkata, including 60 (silver) and 5 rupees, housed in original booklet with paper sleeve; set of 2 coins." The new Rupee sign "₹" was adopted by the Government of India on 15 July 2010 and began appearing on notes and coins. The symbol had been "₨" heretofore. This set also included a five rupees (KM 443). The Kolkata (Calcutta) mint is much older than the sixty years commemorated here, being founded by the East India Company in its early years. As of July 2025, 60 rupees = US$0.70.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.5 g, 0.500 fine silver, 39 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 408.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 2011 5 rupees, Rabindranath Tagore
• 2011-M 5 rupees, Indian Council of Medical Research
• 2011-M 5 rupees, Madan Mohan Malaviya
• 2011-M 100 rupees, Indian Council of Medical Research
• 2011 150 rupees, Rabindranath Tagore
• 2011-M 150 rupees, Madan Mohan Malaviya
• 2012 5 rupees, 60 years of the Kolkata Mint
• 2013 150 rupees, Swami Vivekananda
• 2013 5 rupees, Swami Vivekananda
• 2013-M 10 rupees, Coir Board
• 2013-M 20 rupees, Acharya Tulsi
• 2013-M 5 rupees, Acharya Tulsi
• (2013) 20 rupees, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• (2013) 5 rupees, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• 2013-M 60 rupees, Coir Board
• Coins and currency dated 2012