This 10 Rupees commemorative coin was issued in 2013 for circulation. The Obverse side of the coin shows Asoka Lion capitol, denomination of 10 with rupee symbol below. On the Reverse side of the coin there is Logo of the Coir Board at the center, Date 1953 to 2013 below the logo and DIAMOND JUBILEE above the logo. 60 YEARS OF COIR BOARD in Devanagiri and English around the periphery. 60 Years of Coir Board - Diamond Jubilee 1953 to 2013 commemorative coins of 10 Rupees are issued by Hyderabad, Mumbai, Noida and Kolkatta mints. This coin is made of Bi-Metallic Copper-nickel centre in Aluminium-bronze ring. The diameter of this coin is 27 mm and weighs 8 grams.
Coir Board, which has been engaged in activities of turning coconut fibres in to the money yielding ‘golden fibres’ enters into sixty years of service. When Coir Board came in to existence in 1953 started in Kerala and currently stretched over 14 states and the Board have selling counters all over India. Coir is a versatile hard fibre obtained from the husks of coconut. The Coir fibre is one of the hardest natural fibres because of its high content of lignin. In India about 10 lakh people are directly or indirectly engaged in coir industry. More than 1000 small scale producers are engaged in this industry. Apart from conventional coir products the coir industry now offers a wide variety of products like conference bags, UV treated umbrellas, coir mattress, coir chappals, coir garden articles, coir ply moulded articles, coir bhoovastra, coir jewellery and handicrafts which have high demand in international market.

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