In recent years, photographs of Indian coins are spreading on social networks, on which you can see a hand with one or two fingers next to the face value. We checked whether these images are really addressed to illiterate.
Most often, this information is accompanied by a photograph of a coin in 2 Rupe 2008. On the reverse near the Arabic number 2 is a hand with two protruding fingers. As stated in the signature, "this is how coins in a country where 35% of the population are illiterate."
You can read about this on entertainment sites ("Picabu"), In social networks (Telegram, X) and some Photo banks.
Rupee - The modern monetary unit of India, which bears the same name as medieval Indian coins. Since 1950, new metal money signs of independent India have been produced, History which You can trace on the official website of the country's reserve bank. There are coins with gestures from viral posts with a dignity of 1 rupe, 2 rupees and 50 pike (1/2 rupees).
This series was released in 2007, other coins were replaced in 2011, already without gestures. This symbolism is not found in earlier series. And if on two coins (1 and 2 rupees) the number of fingers corresponds to the face value, then on the coin with a dignity of 50 pike, the image of a compressed fist clearly does not fit into this logic.
What then do these gestures mean? The answer to the question is suggested by the name of the series - NRITYA MUDRA. This phrase is also mentioned in the annual Report the country's Ministry of Finance for 2007-2008, and in the official catalog Mint India.
Mudra - This is a traditional symbolic gesture in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Most are wisely performed by hands or only fingers. Each wise has a whole scroll symbolic interpretations. So, Nedi-Mudra is gestures that accompany various Dance Poses. In the publication of 2007 reportedthat the used wise are taken from the dance to the Bharatnatami.
Wise (or rather, more precisely, HASTA-MUDRA - gestures for fingers) have their own Names.
Sikhara It is used to depict a god of love, bow, columns or pillar, guarantee, offerings to ancestors, tooth, interrogation, denial, memories, etc. MUSY Symbolizes uprising, capture of objects and a combat pose. Kartarimukha Suitable for the image of the part of the pair, conflict, robbery, death, alienation, lightning, sleep, etc.
Let us pay attention to the fact that to designate a unit or loneliness, not Sikhara is used, but the other hast - Cereswhere the index finger participates.
Thus, on Indian coins of several nominal nominal nominal nominal, traditional Indian dance gestures are captured, and not signs for illiterate. Usually, each series of coins carries its symbolism. At different times on the reverse of rupees depicted Corn cob (as a symbol of prosperity) or the national emblem of India.
Photo on the cover: social networks
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