Unusual One Rupee of King Edward VII in 1903
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. Earlier I wrote about six types of minted rupee in 1903. Calcutta minted rupee of 1903 with no mint mark, Bombay issued rupee with a small incuse B, Bombay issued rupee with a small raised B, Bombay issued rupee with a "dot" on the stem of the lotus-bud, Calcutta minted four dots rupee, and Calcutta minted three dots rupee ( https://zhkcoinalbum.blogspot.com/2022/02/six-types-one-rupee-of-king-edward-vii.html ). Obverse of this rupee had bare head of the king facing right, surrounded b...