Bangladesh Bank to launch commemorative coin marking Bangabandhu’s Mar 7 speech

Bangladesh Bank is working to release a commemorative coin marking Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Mar 7 speech, the turning point in the movement for Bangladesh. 

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 3 April 2015, 07:50 AM
Updated : 3 April 2015, 07:50 AM

“A preliminary design of the coin has already been made,” acting executive director of the currency management department, Shuvankar Saha, toldbdnews24.com.

He added they were awaiting clearance from the Bangladesh Bank Note Design Advisory Committee and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before going into production.

The nearly two inch diameter coins would be available coated with silver or gold. One side of the coin would have an image of Bangabandhu giving the speech and the other a quote from it.

The coins are planned to be releases before Victory Day. The initial pricing puts the silver-coated one at Tk 3,000 and the gold-plated at Tk 4,000. The denoted price, however, is yet to be fixed.

The central bank, has, until now, release 17 such commemorative coins, notes, and folders, marking a number of major incidents in history like the 25th Olympic Games and Internaional Mothers Language Day.