The Government of India Mint at Mumbai issued the 1991 India Tourism Year Commemorative India Coin sets. The Indian govt then had set an agenda of earning foreign exchange by promotion of Tourism.
Date of Issue December 1991
Proof Coin Sets
3 Coin Set – 5 Rupees, 2 Rupees & Rupee – with single mint emblem (blister pack) Issued at Price of Rs140
2 Coin Set – 5 Rupees & 2 Rupees – with single mint emblem (blister pack) Issued at Price of Rs100
Single Coin set – 5 Rupees (blister pack) Issued at Price of Rs55
UNC Coin Sets
3 Coin Set – 5 Rupees, 2 Rupees & Rupee (in blister pack) Issued at Price of Rs95
2 Coin Set – 5 Rupees & 2 Rupees (in blister pack) Issued at Price of Rs70
Single Coin set – 5 Rupees (in blister pack) Issued at Price of Rs25
VIP Coin Sets
Their are two variants of the same,
1 – acrylic case pack in blue velvet box with 3 Coin Set – 5 Rupees, 2 Rupees & 1 Rupee
2 – in acrylic case 3 Coin Set – 5 Rupees, 2 Rupees & 1 Rupee
Pictures of 1991 – India Tourism Year Coin Sets
Design Specifications of Coins in the above Set
| 5 Rupees | Copper Nickel | 12.5 gms | 31 | Circular | Milled /150 |
| 2 Rupees | Copper Nickel | 8 | 28 | Circular | Security edge |
| 1 Rupee | Copper Nickel | 6 | 26 | Circular | Milled /204 |
One of the specialty of this set is that IG Mint Mumbai imported Blank Coins from Birmingham Mint, England and then Struck Rs 5 Coins. So they will be bit more expensive for this reason.
Current Market Price of this Set –