I think they’ve moved on from this idea of a solid coin.
Russia To Adopt Universal ID Card in 2012
http://singularityhub.com/2011/01/18/russia-to-adopt-universal-id-card-in-2012/
India is already working on converting
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Universal-ID-Going-beyond-smart-cards-databases/articleshow/4856509.cms
Whoa. Haven’t seen that article, thank you. It would be much easier to implement.