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Thimmapuram Suresh Reddy, a caput constable astatine Tirupati West Police Station, is simply a passionate numismatist whose awesome uncommon coins postulation spans backmost to the pre-Independence play and adjacent earlier. The postulation mightiness look to beryllium a humble 1 to the casual observer, but successful reality, it is the effect of the caput constable’s meticulous effort.
Mr. Reddy displayed his uncommon postulation connected the juncture of Gandhi Jayanti connected October 2, 2025, astatine an accumulation organised successful Tirupati. He showcased coins bearing the representation of Mahatma Gandhi, collected since 1969, too postal stamps, archetypal time covers and peculiar covers released by the Department of Posts.
“My postulation besides includes the ₹5 coin released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to people the aureate jubilee of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC),” Mr. Reddy said.
Known for hosting respective specified exhibitions, Mr. Reddy encouraged younger procreation particularly schoolhouse students to prosecute successful hobbies similar collecting aged stamps and coins.
Mr. Reddy’s uncommon postulation besides includes a coin made of axenic metallic with a look worth of ₹10, weighing 16 grams, the worth of the coin is believed to beryllium calculated based connected the worth of metallic successful those days.
In his possession are a 20 paise bronze coin, 50 paise nickel coin, ₹1 nickel coin of 1969, 50 paise coin brought retired successful 1997 commemorating the completion of 50 years of Indian independence. Also, ₹5 coin with an representation of Mahatma Gandhi, brought retired successful 2005 to people the completion of 75 years of the Salt Satyagraha.
