From monarchs to Mahatma Gandhi, the rupee has reflected the ever-changing idea of India through the portraits engraved on coins. Historian and coin researcher Pascal R Lopes takes us on a fascinating tour of the rupee’s portrait gallery, starting with Queen Victoria and leading up to Nehru, Gandhi and other stalwarts of independent India.
Rupiyanama is a series of online lectures hosted during our 2025-26 exhibition Odyssey Of The Rupee: From India to the world.
