British Indian and Mughal Coins

George Frederick Ernest Albert commonly known as George V was the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 6 May 1910 until his death on 1936. He was born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria. He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Silver two annas was minted from 1911 to 1917 and Copper-nickel from 1918 to 1936 during the period of George V. Both Silver and Copper-nickel two annas was minted in Calcutta and Bombay. Silver two annas were circular in shape. Copper-nickel two annas were rectangular with round corner and plain edge. On 1919 Copper-nickel two annas were in rectangular shape with a weight around 5.66g. Thickness was around 1.5mm. Followed by the references of different books on British Indian coinage, two annas were minted only in Calcutta on 1919. There was no mint mark for Calcutta. But I found a Copper-nickel two annas of 1919 as below photos with a weight of 7.59g and thickness of 2.1mm. It was wi...

Albert Frederick Arthur George, familiar as George VI was the last Emperor of India of the British Raj until August 1947. He was the king of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952. One 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. Standard weight was from 11.33 to 11.66g and diameter 30.4mm to 30.7mm from 1938 to 1945 and 28mm on 1947 during the period of George VI. Edge was milled from 1938 and 1939; and security edge was from 1939 to 1945 and 1947. 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. A completely different reverse (an Indian tiger) was introduced on 1947 and material composition was also switched to Nickle. On 1944, only Bombay and Lahore mint Rupee was documen...

Coinage under the British period in India after 1862 is called imperial issues struck under direct authority of the crown. Imperial issues bear obverse portraits of Queen Victoria from 1862 to 1901, Edward VII from 1903 to 1910, George V from 1911 to 1936 and George VI from 1938 to 1947. It can be noted that, British India coins were not issued during the brief reign of Edward VIII. I observed counterfeit Rupee of British India of 1901. Victoria Empress will be at obverse and ornamental wreath on Indian flower will be at reverse of a Rupee of 1901. But I found Victoria Queen (as 1840) at obverse and wreath on Indian flower at reverse but little decay as below photos. Dimension was almost same with a weight of 11.60g, insignificantly higher than the Rupee of Victoria Queen (1840). Obverse almost perfectly matches with the Rupee of Victoria Queen (divided legend, 1840) but reverse does not match perfectly with others minted Rupee of Victoria Empress, 1901. I also observed counterfeit R...

George Frederick Ernest Albert commonly 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 1936. He was born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria. He was the second son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. During the period of George V; Silver two annas was minted from 1911 to 1917 and Copper-nickel from 1918 to 1936. Both Silver and Copper-nickel two annas was minted in Calcutta and Bombay. Silver two annas were circular in shape. Copper-nickel two annas were rectangular with round corner and plain edge. On 1918 Copper-nickel two annas were first introduced by George V in rectangular shape. Weight was from 5.51g to 5.76g with dimension around 21mmx25mm. During 1918, two annas were minted in Calcutta and Bombay. There was no mint mark for Calcutta and the Bombay issues have raised dot below the bottom of Telugu script. Two annas weight of Bombay mint was found more than Calcutta mint. Also, ...

The last Emperor of India of the British Raj was George VI until August 1947, when the British Raj was dissolved. He was the king of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952. His full name was Albert Frederick Arthur George. During the period of George VI, One 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. Standard weight was from 11.33 to 11.66g and diameter 30.4mm to 30.7mm from 1938 to 1945 and 28mm on 1947. Edge was milled from 1938 and 1939; and security edge was from 1939 to 1945 and 1947. 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. On 1945, only Bombay and L...

William Henry known as William IV was the last King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. He was the third son of George III. During his kingdom of east India Company, one rupee was only minted with the date of 1835 with different varieties. But there has also an extremely rare rupee with his name on 1840. Rotation error of one rupee during his period is often familiar. When the images on the obverse and reverse dies are turned from the normal positions is called rotation error. Some rotation errors considered rare on their age and minted quantity. The numismatic value of a coin increased in proportion to the degree of its die rotation error because these errors are not frequently available. Rotation error can be measured by placing the coin on a circular scale, mark the edge of the coin and then turn the coin over keeping the mark at the same position on the scale and estimate the amount of rotation. Below...

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. Standard weight was around 5.7g to 5.9g and diameter 24.0mm to 24.4mm. Edge was milled from 1938 to 1940 and 1946 to 1947; and security edge was from 1941 to 1945. 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. On 1947, only B...