PESHAWAR: State bank of Pakistan has issued a 20 Rs coin featuring iconic building of Islamia College University which has completed ‘100 years of Glory’ in 2013.
This is not the first time the Building has been printed on Pakistani currency, currently is also printed on Rs 1000 note as well.
The coins were introduced two years after the institute celebrated its centenary and have been available since March 16. They were unveiled during a ceremony held at the ICU in the provincial capital on Thursday. Ajmal Khan, the vice chancellor of the institute, and other faculty members were in attendance.
According to the university’s administration, the coin weighs 12 grammes and consists of 75 % copper and 25% nickel.
It has a diameter of 30 millimetres and has the ICU’s slogan for its centenary celebrations – ‘100 years of Glory’ – inscribed on its front side. The name of the institution in English and the dates ‘1913-2013’ are also engraved on it.
On the reverse side, “Islami Jamhuria Pakistan” has been carved in Urdu above the picture of the building. The coin carries the number 20 in bold letters (in English) next to an inscription of “rupiya” in Urdu on the lower side of the coin.
According to the ICU administration, the coin is available at the university campus and students have purchased it with great enthusiasm.
“The coin is a testament to the services rendered by the institution in education in the province,” Ajmal said. “ICU is the mother of all the institutions in the province and has been given the status of university.”
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