This 5 rupees commemorative coin was issued in 2007 for circulation. The Obverse side of the coin shows Asoka Lion capitol, denomination of 5 below. On the Reverse side of the coin shows the combined portrait of General Tantia Tope on left side, Emperor Bahadur Shah II on the right side and at the centre the Warrior Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi in the battlefield, flanked on the left periphery with the words “प्रतम स्वतंत्रता संग्राम“ and “150 साल“ in Hindi and on the right periphery with the words “150 YEARS – THE FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE“ in English with the period 1857-2007 written at the bottom.150 years – The First War of Independence commemorative coins of 5 rupees are issued by Mumbai mint. This coin is made of Stainless Steel and weighs 6 Grams. The diameter of this coin is 23 mm.
The First war of Independence of 1857 also known as the Great Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion, and the Sepoy Mutiny; began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut. It soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region. The rebellion is largely symbolized by Mangal Pandey. The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858, and marks an important landmark in India’s struggle for Independence.

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