The 1920 Bombay Mint Four Annas An Observed Variety in Mint-Mark Form
The four-anna denomination of British India issued during the reign of King George V is an interesting series for collectors of British Indian coinage , particularly because of its distinctive scalloped-octagonal shape , multilingual inscriptions and mint-specific diagnostics. Among the Bombay Mint issues, small differences in the mint mark can provide important clues for identifying possible die varieties . George Frederick Ernest Albert, popularly known as George V, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936. He was the second son of Albert Edward, later King Edward VII, and was born during the reign of his grandmother, Queen Victoria. During George V's reign, the four-anna coin was struck between 1919 and 1921 at the Calcutta and Bombay Mints . The denomination was produced in a copper-nickel alloy and has a distinctive scalloped-octagonal flan with a plain edge. The coin measures approxi...