10 paise, Asian Games 1982
The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India. This was the second time the Games were held in Delhi as it was also host to the inaugural 1951 Asian Games. New Delhi joined Bangkok (four times) as the only cities to host multiple editions of the Asian Games.
The Delhi Asian Games was the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The Asian Games Federation, under whose jurisdiction the first eight Asian Games had been held, dissolved to make way for the OCA.
A total number of 4,595 athletes, coming from 33 countries, competed in this Asiad. Debut sports were equestrian, golf, handball, rowing, and Women's field hockey.
These Asian Games also saw the beginning of Chinese dominance in the medals tally. Japan had won the most number of medals in previous editions of the Games. China made its presence felt in the sporting world by dethroning Japan as the top gold medalists.
In preparation for the IX Asian Games, colour television was introduced in India in a big way, as the Games were to be broadcast in colour.
The mascot for the Games was Appu – a kid elephant. Known in real life as "Kuttinarayanan", this elephant fractured its leg in an accident when he was seven years old – he stepped into a septic tank. That wound would not heal and it eventually killed him. Kuttinarayanan died on May 14, 2005.
Host of the next (10th) Asiad in 1986, and the 24th Summer Olympics in 1988, South Korea participated in the New Delhi Asiad with a 406-person delegation, including an observation team to study the facilities, management and events.
See also:
Asian games proof set
10 paise, planned families food for all
Metal: aluminium
Diameter: 29mm
Note: Large 10, small emblem
10 paise, rural women's advancement
Metal: aluminium
Diameter: 29mm
Shape: scalloped
Note : small 10, large emblem.
This was the last of the 10 paise coins to be circulated. The diameter of this coin is just 17mm and the weight is 2.1 gram. This is struck in stainless steel. On the obverse we can see "satyamev jayate" beneath the lion symbol, which means truth alone triumphs. This was a question to Jamal Malik in the movie Slumdog millionaire for which he took an audience poll.
