One Lakh Rupee Coin Released by Govt To Honour Raja Ram Mohan Roy? No!

Team WebQoof found that the RBI has not released any such coin.

Fact-Check: The claim is false as the RBI has made no such annoucement.

(Source: The Quint) 

A video allegedly showing a one lakh rupee coin with the emblem of India is circulating on social media, claiming to be an official coin issued by the Indian government.

• The opposite side of the coin showed an illustration of Indian reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy along with text commemorating his 250th birth anniversary.

• Those sharing noted that the coin was released to honour the reformer.

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

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Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• The government has not released a coin worth one lakh rupees.

• The official commemorative coin issued in tribute to Raja Ram Mohan Roy has a value of ₹250 and is non-circulating tender.

What we found: At first, we went through the official site of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and documents regarding Indian coins.

• There was no evidence that the Indian government ever issuing a coin with a one-lakh rupee denomination.

• As of August 2025, the largest denomination coin widely used in India is the ₹20 coin, which was launched in 2019.

• However, the government formally recognised Raja Ram Mohan Roy on his 250th birth anniversary in 2023 by issuing a commemorative coin and a postal stamp.

• The value of that official coin is ₹250, not ₹1,00,000, noted the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Literary Foundation (RRMRLF).

Here is the preview of the coin.

(Source: Ministry of Culture/Screenshot)

• The Indian government also mints with the help of the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) to produce special commemorative coins to celebrate important events or pay tribute to notable individuals.

• These are categorised as a collector's items only, indicating they are official yet created in restricted amounts and not meant for everyday use like ordinary currency.

Here is the key information about commemorative coins. 

(Source: SPMCIL/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The viral claim that the government issued a ₹1,00,000 coin to honour Raja Ram Mohan Roy is false. In 2023, the government released a commemorative coin worth ₹250 on the reformer's 250th birth anniversary.

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