India – M K Gandhi – father of the Indian nation 1944 rare 75th birthday Gandhi Medal 36 mm diameter, silver plated, issued for 75th birthday (1944), includes map of India, with multilingual inscriptions. Mahatma Ghandi medal, in silver-washed brass, issued on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Obv. Bare headed bust of Ghandi: SUPERMAN above, hand each side and below holding emblem. Devanagari legend: Rashtradeva pu mahatma ji (god of the nation, who should be worshipped. Mahatma ji). Rev. Map of pre-independence India, with the figure of Ghandi (standing holding stick) superimposed: flag with spinning wheel design above. On map: Gandhi is India / 75. Margin in Devanagari: (sides) Prema – Seva (Love – devotion), (above) Ahimsa hi mera prana hai (non-violence is my life), (below) Sathya hi ishvara hai (he is the Lord of Truth).