India’s 1972 10-rupee silver coin marked 25 years of independence — a big, impressive 39 mm commemorative with the Ashoka emblem and flag-raising figures. Issued in large numbers for circulation plus a small proof mintage, it’s the affordable entry into Indian commemorative collecting and a favorite gift coin. The entry covers the two mintages and the Bombay mint-mark variants.
Key facts
- .500 silver, 22.5 g, 39 mm; NGC catalog reference KM-187.1
- Obverse: Ashoka lion pedestal; reverse: figures holding flag with building, “1947–1972” and 25th independence anniversary legend
- Circulation mintage: 1,000,000 (Bombay, diamond mint mark); proof mintage: 7,895 (Bombay, “B” mint mark) — per NGC/NumisMaster data