The face of the coin has three portions. The centre portion bears the Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar with the legend mel³ecesJe pe³eles inscribed below and the prominent international numerals '2' indicating the denomination. The top portion contains the word Yeejle in Hindi and 'India' in English. The bottom portion contains the year in international numerals. The reverse face of the coin shows stylised representation of 'Unity in Diversity' a defining characteristic of our country. The symbol shall be seen as four heads sharing a common body. It shall be thought of as people from all four parts of the country coming together under one banner and identifying with one nation. The visual code helps the user connect the visual with an individual denomination, which makes the process of identification quicker. The left upper periphery contains the words oes ©he³ee in Hindi and 'Two Rupees' in English.

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