2015-12-04 Fri

Mumbai’s most valued structure – Gateway of India was inaugurated on 4th December 1924. It was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai. This monument not only welcomed the British authority to India but also was the witness to the departure of British rule India. It also is a witness to the changing ways of the city. Hence, gateway of India has become synonymous to the word Mumbai.

This most valued icon of Mumbai is commemorated in various ways. - The British Government issued a ½ Anna postage stamp in 1935 celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the reign of King George V, which has the image of monument in centre and portrait of the King on Right.

- In 1954 Rs. 5000 currency was issued Government of India which acknowledges Hindi as the National Language of India.

- The Gateway of India reappears on a postage issue in 1998. A set of two stamps with face values 5 and 6 Rs respectively was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of Air India's first Bombay-London flight. Rs. 6 stamp features Gateway of India in right and the mascot of Air India on the Globe on left.