India issues Rs 100 coin for Modhera Sun Temple millennium

The Indian Ministry of Finance has issued a gazette notification for the release of a Rs 100 commemorative coin. The coin celebrates the 1,000-year anniversary of the Modhera Sun Temple located in Gujarat.

The coin's obverse side will feature the Lion Capital of the Ashoka Pillar with the inscription ‘Satyameva Jayate’. It will also include the word ‘Bharat’ in Devanagari script, ‘INDIA’ in English, the Rupee symbol, and the denomination of 100.

The reverse side will display a motif of the Modhera Sun Temple, which is dedicated to the Sun God, Surya dev. This side will also feature the years ‘1026–2026’ and the inscription ‘1000 YEARS OF MODHERA SUN TEMPLE, GUJARAT’. The temple is noted for its architecture and the Surya Kund stepwell.