Tuesday 14 February 2017

International Coin Fair(मेला) Begins in Thiruvananthapuram

International Coin Fair(मेला)  Begins in Thiruvananthapuram
The International Coin Fair was inaugurated at Kanakakunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on February 13, 2017 by the Kerala state Minister for Tourism, Cooperation and Devaswoms Kadakampally Surendran. The three day exhibition has been organized by the District Tourism
Promotion Council (DTPC) and will conclude on February 15, 2017. The exhibition has been organized to showcase more than 2,500 coins from around 500 regions including those from the time of empires (साम्राज्यों) and princely(शानदार)  states. It would also feature the collection of Justin Gilbert Lopez who holds a Guinness world record for the largest coin collection of nearly 310 countries.  Besides, the coin from the time of Alexander the Great, Mughals, Chera, Chola emperors, Kanishka, Romans, Islamic Dynasty, and the coin released by Subhash Chandra Bose during the British rule and Somalian guitar-shaped coins, Princess Diana tribute(श्रद्धांजलि)  coins, flower-inscribed coins among other rare(दुर्लभ) pieces would be the major display.

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