Country * Tokens * (India - Tokens) Type Token Year 1960 Currency Tokens Composition Copper-nickel Weight 17.57 g Diameter 33.5 mm Shape Round Ashoka Lion Capitol surrounded by legend in Devnagari "Maharastra Rajya Sthapna Mahotsav" "Vaishakh 11, 1882 . 1 May 1960" All surrounded by a ring of lotus blooms near the rim Festival of the Establishment of Maharashtra State Vaisakh (month name in Hindu calendar) 11, 1882 . May 1, 1960 Oil lamp surrounded by Sanskrit legend in Devnagari script "Pratipchandra Lekheva Vardishnu Vishwavandita" "Maharashtra Rajyasya Mudra Bhadraya Rajatay" All surrounded by a ring of lotus blooms near the rim