Question: Who issued the first predecessor of the currency that is awarded to the winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize?

Context articles: Patna Planetarium
The Emergency (India)
Between the Assassinations
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Indira Gandhi Canal
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 1977
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Indira Gandhi Prize
Indian rupee

Indira Gandhi Planetarium(Hindi: इंदिरा गाँधी तारामंडल ) is located in Patna's Indira Gandhi Science Complex.
 Planetarium was constructed through Bihar Council on Science & Technology at a total cost of about 11 Crores.
 It was conceptualised in 1989 by Bihar Chief Minister Shri Satyendra Narain Sinha who laid the foundation stone in October 1989 and was inaugurated by Shri Laloo Prasad Yadav, the then Chief Minister of Bihar, on 21 March 1993.
 The Planetarium was dedicated to the Nation and opened for the public from 1 April 1993.
 It is named after senior Indian National Congress leader and former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi.
In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country.
 Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution because of the prevailing "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.
 The order bestowed upon the Prime Minister the authority to rule by decree, allowing elections to be suspended and civil liberties to be curbed.
 For much of the Emergency, most of Gandhi's political opponents were imprisoned and the press was censored.
 Several other human rights violations were reported from the time, including a forced mass-sterilization campaign spearheaded by Sanjay Gandhi, the Prime Minister's son.
 The Emergency is one of the most controversial periods of independent India's history.
 Documents that have surfaced over the past few years indicate that Indira Gandhi had planned to impose the emergency only temporarily for some time till the violence that was erupting in the country had subsided.
Between the Assassinations is the second book published by Aravind Adiga though it was written before his first book "The White Tiger".
 The title refers to the period between the assassinations of Indira Gandhi in 1984 and her son, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991.
 Indira Gandhi was the serving Prime Minister of India when she was assassinated; Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1984, and left office following his party's defeat in the 1989 general election.
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) (lit.
 Indira Gandhi Environment Award) is an environment award instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India in the year 1987, in order to encourage public participation in environment.
 It is awarded to individuals and organizations that have made significant and measurable contributions in the field of environment protection and improvement.
 The prize is presented every year on an occasion related to the environment.
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in Amarkantak, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, India was established through an Act of Parliament, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007, by Government of India.
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, District Anuppur (Central University)
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal projects in India.
 It starts from the Harike Barrage at Harike, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan state.
 Previously known as the Rajasthan Canal, it was renamed the Indira Gandhi Canal in 1985 following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977.
 Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
 M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), the ADMK founder and a leading Tamil film actor, was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time.
 The election was a four cornered contest between the ADMK, DMK, the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Janata Party.
 Earlier in 1972, MGR had founded the ADMK following his explulsion from the DMK after differences arose between him and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi.
 On 31 January 1976, Karunanidhi's government was dismissed by the central government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi citing corruption charges against Karunanidhi and President's rule was imposed on the state.
 Karunanidhi had been at odds with Indira Gandhi over his opposition to Emergency and allied with Janata Party founded by Jayaprakash Narayan.
 Meanwhile, MGR had developed a close relationship with Indira Gandhi and supported the Emergency.
 MGR remained as Chief Minister until his death in 1987, winning the next two elections held in 1980 and 1984.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (Hindi: इंदिरा गाँधी राष्ट्रीय मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय ), known as IGNOU, is a distance learning national university located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India.
 Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the "Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985" (IGNOU Act 1985).
 IGNOU is run by the central government of India, and with over 4 million students, claims to be the largest university in the world.
The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.
 The prize carries a cash award of 2.5 million Indian rupees and a citation.
 A written work, in order to be eligible for consideration, should have been published.
 The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients.
 The recipients are chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.
The Indian rupee (sign: ₹ ; code: INR), is the official currency of the Republic of India.
 The rupee is subdivided into 100 "paise" (singular "paisa"), though as of 2011, 25 paise is no longer considered legal tender.
 The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India.
 The Reserve Bank manages currency in India and derives its role in currency management on the basis of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
 The rupee is named after the silver coin, "rupiya", first issued by Sultan Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century and later continued by the Mughal Empire.