British Indian and Mughal Coins

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was concurrently the last Emperor of India until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved.  During the period of George VI, half Rupee was minted in Calcutta, Bombay and Lahore in 0.917 silver, 0.500 silver and Nickel with a reeded edge and later a security edge. There was no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay issues have a small dot or diamond on the reverse under the ornate (the lotus flower) near the bottom of the coin. The Lahore mint used a small "L" in the same position. When the composition switched to Nickel in 1946 a completely different reverse (an Indian tiger) was introduced. But I found a copper half rupee of 1947 as below photo with a weight of 5.87g and diameter 24mm. This is known as Off Metal Strike (OMS) Copper coin. I saw similar coin at Marudhar...

King Edward VII ascended the throne on 1901 was the elder son of Queen Victoria. The Edward VII series of coins of India are dated from 1903 to1910. Coins of the King Edward VII are distinct in that the head is uncrowned. Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901 and Edward's coronation was not held till 9 August 1902. The master dies were created before the coronation; therefore, his coins were not shown wearing the crown. The Rupee of King Edward VII was minted in both Calcutta and Bombay. I found total five types of minted rupee in 1903. There was no mint mark for Calcutta in 1903, but the Bombay issues had a small incuse and raised "B" in 1903. Another Bombay issued had a more prominent mark, a "dot" on the stem of the lotus-bud (lower right on reverse). According to the book of D. Chakravarty, "Coins of India", this was intentional. He said, "Since the 'dot' itself was found adequate to distinguish the products of the mint, and there was...