BRITISH INDIA PERIOD COINS
These are a few of the British India Coins that are there in My collection, will post more as I get my hands on some good specimens. If any of you have any other coins not mentioned here please send the details of the coin to me to post it here with reference to you.
One Quarter Ann
Details about this coin:
Year: 1835 Weight: 5.97 Grams Metal: Copper Shape: Circular Diameter: 26.2mm Edge: Plain Mint: Calcutta Obverse Legend: Monarch William IV, Coat of arms of the East India Company: 2 lions, St George's cross on the crest and flags, motto on the ribbon "Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angliae" (By the Command of the King and Parliament of England) Reverse Legend: The value within a wreath of laurel ONE QUARTER ANNA. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian (Yek Pai = One Pice) Around this is the legend EAST INDIA COMPANY |
One Quarter Anna
Details about this coin:
Year: 1923 - 1936 Weight: Bronze Metal: 4.86 Grams Shape: Circular Diameter: 25.mm Edge: Plain Mint: Mumbai-(1924-1928, 1930,1936), Kolkata-(1912-1921, 1925-1931, 1933-1936) Obverse Legend: Date and denomination within circle, wreath surrounds. Reverse Legend: Crowned bust facing left with legends "GEORGE V KING EMPEROR". |
1/12 Anna
Details about this coin:
Year: 1923 -1936 Weight: 1.64 Grams Metal: Bronze Shape: Circular Diameter: 17.5mm Edge: Plain Mint: Mumbai (1923-1928, 1936), Kolkata -(1912-1921, 1923-1936) Obverse Legend: Date and denomination within circle, wreath surrounds. Reverse Legend: Crowned bust facing left with legends "GEORGE V KING EMPEROR". |
One Anna
Details about this coin:
Year: 1923 - 1936 Weight: 3.83 Grams Metal: Copper-Nickel Shape: Scalloped (12 sided) Diameter: 21.mm Edge: Plain Mint: Mumbai (1912-1920, 1923-1928, 1935-1936), Kolkata (Calcutta):-1919, 1924-1930, 1933-1936) Obverse Legend: 1 dividing the word AN NA and surrounded by the legend: INDIA on top & date below. All within an ornamental square. Between each of the outer sides of the square and each corner of the rim is the value in native languages: Urdu, Telugu, Nagari and Bengali Reverse Legend: Crowned bust facing left within circle. "GEORGE V KING EMPEROR" within inner circle. |
1 Pice - Hole Coin
Details about this coin:
Year: 1943 - 1947 Weight: 2 Grams Metal: Bronze Shape: Circular with Hole Diameter: 21.32 mm Edge: Smooth Mint: Mumbai (1943-1945, 1947), Kolkata (1943, 1945, 1947), Pretoria, South Africa (1943-1944), Lahore (1944-1945) Obverse Legend: Lettering: 1 PICE INDIA एक पैसा 1944 Reverse Legend: Wreath surrounds centre hole |
Quarter Rupee
Details about this coin:
Year: 1910 Weight: 2.92 Grams Metal: Silver (.9170) Shape: Circular Diameter: 19.5 mm Edge: Reeded Mint: Obverse Legend: Crown above. Denomination in English and Persian in center with date below. Wreath surrounds from both sides. Reverse Legend: Bust of Edward VII facing right |