India, Republic 2 Rupees 2010

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2 Rupees 2010, KM# 401, India, Republic, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games

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The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. It was the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The final medal tally was led by Australia.

The Commonwealth Games (known as the British Empire Games from 1930–1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954–1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970–1974) is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, which were cancelled due to World War II, has taken place every four years since then. Although there are 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 70 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games, as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flags. The four Home Nations of the United Kingdom—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—also send separate teams. Only six countries have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales.

Obverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Lion Art (sculpture, painting etc.) Sculpture Coat of arms India Depicts the State Emblem of India with Satyameva Jayate below separated by horizontal lines from the country name above and value below. The State Emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, preserved in the Sarnath Museum near Varanasi, India. A representation of Lion Capital of Ashoka was officially adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic. The actual Sarnath capital features four Asiatic lions standing back to back, symbolizing power, courage, confidence and pride, mounted on a circular base. At the bottom is a horse and a bull, and at its centre is a wheel (Dharma Chakra). The abacus is girded with a frieze of sculptures in high relief of The Lion of the North, The Horse of the West, The Bull of the South and The Elephant of the East, separated by intervening wheels, over a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit: सत्यमेव जयते satyam-eva jayate; lit. "Truth alone triumphs.") is a part of a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad. Following the independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto. It is inscribed in script at the base of the Lion Capital of Ashoka and forms an integral part of the national emblem. The emblem and the words "Satyameva Jayate" are inscribed on one side of all Indian currency. भारत INDIA सत्यमेव जयते 2 रूपये RUPEES
Reverse	Sport, Olympics Logo, Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games logo, mintmark (if any) below the date. The logo and the look for the games were designed by Idiom Design and Consulting, a design firm and consultancy based in Bangalore, India. The logo is inspired by the Chakra, the national symbol of freedom, unity and power. Spiralling upwards, it depicts the growth of India into a proud, vibrant nation. १९ वां राष्ट्रमंडल खेल दिल्ली २०१० XIX COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2010 DELHI DELHI 2010 XIX COMMONWEALTH GAMES 3-14 OCTOBER 2010
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KM# 401

Characteristics

Type	Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material	Stainless Steel
Weight	5.6 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	1.44 mm
Shape	round
Alignment	Medal
Mints	Calcutta Mint (no mintmark) Hyderabad Mint (★) Noida Mint (●)