This 5 rupees commemorative coin was issued in 2009 for circulation. The tail side of the coin shows the Picture of Saint Alphonsa in the Centre. Date ‘1910-2009’ is shown below her image. ‘संत अलफोन्सा जन्म शताब्दी ” in Devnagri appears on left periphery and " SAINT ALPHONSA BIRTH CENTENARY" in English appears on the right periphery. Sant alphonsa commemorative coins of 5 rupees are issued by Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkatta mints. This coin is made of Nickel-Brass and weighs 6 Grams. The diameter of this coin is 23 mm.
Saint Alphonsa was a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan nun who is now honoured as a saint. Sister Alphonsa became the first native Indian saint, canonized in 2008. She was the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonised saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community.

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