Yaudheya Copper Coin circa 200 B.C.

A deer on a copper coin of 200 B.C.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue June 7, 1985

Denomination Rs. 2

Quantity printed 1500000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photogravure

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1025 Stamp Number IN 1092 Yvert et Tellier IN 840 Stanley Gibbons IN 1162

Themes Coins, Festivals

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About this stamp

On the Stamp

An ancient copper coin with a deer, a pot and the symbol of Shri, on a dark ground, with the words “Yaudheya Coin” and “Festival of India” in Hindi and English, on a ₹2 stamp.

The Yaudheya Coin

India Post issued two stamps in June 1985 for the Festival of India in the United States and France, which ran until the spring of 1986 with exhibitions, music, dance, drama and film. This stamp, issued on 7 June, shows a copper coin of the Yaudheya tribal republic of about 200 B.C. India Post’s folder says the deer stands for Ahimsa, non-injury to any living being; above it is the Kalash, the pot of plenty, and above that the symbol of Shri, goddess of good fortune.