Kolkata Mint Opens Bookings for ₹100 Military Nursing Service Proof Set

The ₹100 coin marking the Centenary Celebration of the Military Nursing Service is available to book from India Government Mint, Kolkata. Bookings opened on October 5, 2026, and availability is limited. The release has a confirmed Proof Set format with booklet packaging and an initial price of ₹8,337, but the available information leaves basic product questions unanswered: it gives no mintage, coin specifications or ordering deadline, and it doesn't say whether an UNC option will follow. For collectors, those gaps matter because they shape how a release can be compared, catalogued and completed in a collection.

Proof Set details and price

The coin is currently issued as a Proof Set with Booklet packaging, priced at ₹8,337. That figure is the initial issue price, and the Mint says it may revise the amount in response to silver price fluctuations. The change could come from one day to the next, so the announced price shouldn't be treated as a fixed charge throughout the booking period. Collectors comparing the set with a later listing will need to check the displayed amount at the time they place an order.

The stated price applies to the packaged set; it doesn't give a separate price for the coin alone. The booklet may be part of the presentation and documentation collectors keep with a commemorative issue, but the announcement doesn't describe its contents. Nor does the available information specify the coin's composition, dimensions, production quantity or any per-customer booking limit. Those details can't be inferred from the denomination, price or packaging.

This is more significant than it looks: a price that can change makes the Mint's live listing part of the product information, not a minor detail to check after deciding to buy.

Bookings and release

Bookings began on October 5, 2026, and are subject to limited availability. The Mint directs collectors to its premises or its booking site, with the current and upcoming bookings section serving as the place to check for updates. That listing is also the practical reference for whether orders are still being accepted. If you're working in this space, keep the date and the product description together in your records; a booking start date alone won't establish when availability ended.

The coin was released earlier, on September 30, 2026, at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. Shri Sanjay Seth, Minister of State for Defence, released it at the event. Attendees included Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh; Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain; Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja; Lieutenant General C. G. Muralidharan; Additional Secretary Shri Manish Tripathi; and other senior officers, ex-servicemen and guests. The release event establishes the public presentation of the issue, while the later booking notice gives collectors the details relevant to ordering the set.

Will an UNC set be offered?

The current listing describes a Proof Set. Recent releases from India Government Mints have predominantly appeared in Proof, while UNC sets haven't been made available in those recent offerings. That pattern provides context, but it doesn't settle what will happen with this centenary issue. The available information doesn't confirm an UNC Set, so collectors should treat that possibility as unresolved rather than announced.

Proof and UNC identify different collecting formats, and the distinction can affect which version a collector seeks or records. For this release, the confirmed offer is the Proof Set with Booklet. Anyone waiting for an UNC version will need a separate Mint update before treating it as part of the issue. Here's the thing: silence on a second format isn't evidence that one is planned.

What to check before booking

Before placing an order, collectors can verify that the listing names the ₹100 coin and the Military Nursing Service centenary, and that the selected product is the Proof Set with Booklet. They should check the displayed price as well, because the Mint says the initial amount may change. Keeping a copy of the order details can help distinguish this set from other commemorative issues in a collection record, particularly when the product name and packaging format matter to the collector.

The announcement gives no mintage figure, coin composition, dimensions, ordering deadline or delivery schedule. It also doesn't specify whether bookings at the Mint premises follow the same availability as online bookings. Those points remain unknown from the supplied details; collectors should consult the latest Mint information rather than fill in the gaps by assumption. (And this is the part most people overlook.) A booking listing can answer whether an order is being accepted without answering every question about the physical set.

What the open questions mean for collectors

For now, the firm details are the October 5 booking start, limited availability, the ₹100 denomination, the Proof Set with Booklet format and the ₹8,337 initial price. The remaining questions affect how buyers assess completeness and document the purchase: an UNC Set would be a distinct format to track, while missing specifications and mintage information limit what can be said about the issue beyond its confirmed offering. A useful next update would clarify any price revision and say whether the Mint plans to add an UNC Set.

Until then, check the live listing before booking and retain the details shown at checkout. That said, the confirmed information is enough to identify the currently offered product. The rest is still pending.