 |
| 150 Years of Telecommunication |
2004 – 150
Years of Telecommunication
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Denomination
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Rs 100,Rs 5
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Description
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Pigeon carrying a mobile phone
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Issue Price (Face value)
|
Rs 480
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Approx. Market Price
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Rs 4000
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Mint
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Mumbai
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100 Rs
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Quaternary Alloy , 35 grams, 44mm, 200 serrations
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2 Rs
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Copper nickel , 9 grams, 23
mm
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ü
Started in 1850 as experimental line between Kolkata
& Diamond harbor
ü
1851 it was opened for the use of British east
India company
ü
After that 6400 telegraph lines started to cities
like Agra , Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore
