Amritpex…
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Old coins and paper notes from all over the world can be bought and sold at Amritpecs running at Pragati Maidan. More than 500 coins are available such as Sau, the old coin of Montreal made in 1838, Anna of Oman made in 1898. Joseph of Kochi has come to the ongoing stamp exhibition at Pragati Maidan with coins and currency. He also has gold and silver coins of different dynasties of the country.
Along with the exhibition of postage stamps in hall five of Pragati Maidan, the second birth centenary of Louis Braille, who gave the blind people the ability to read and write, is also being celebrated. An exhibition of Braille letters can be seen in the special sensory zone. Apart from this, the highlights of the Unsung Heroes of Independence and Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan can also be seen here. There is a separate display tab for this. Here complete information about the revolutionary of any district of the country can be found. This information is available in Hindi and English.
collect coins and thousands of notes
Joseph has about 500 coins such as Montreal’s old coin one Sau made in 1838, Oman’s four anna made in 1898, American 5 cents made in 1909, 20 lepta of Greece made in 1895, 10 centimes of Spain made in 1870. Joseph told that he has been collecting these coins since childhood.
Postage stamps issued on women power
On Sunday, the second day of Amrutpex, India Post released postage stamps depicting Nari Shakti and bride’s costumes. Panel discussion on various topics and a skit based on Post Office was staged by NSD artists. Renowned artist of Indian classical music Sujaat Hussain Khan played sitar in the evening. There will be a Kavi Sammelan here on February 13. Poets and poets like Padma Shri Dr. Ashok Chakradhar, Kunwar Ranjit Singh Chauhan, Khushbir Singh Saad and Madan Mohan Danish will be included in this. After this Piyush Mishra will perform with his band Ballimaaran.
