Weighty Rupee of George V in 1913
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; Rupee was minted from 1911 to 1922. Rupee was minted in both Calcutta and Bombay from 1911 to 1920 and only Bombay 0n 1921 and 1922. Edge was milled with an average weight of 11.6g. dimensions varies from 30.5mm to 30.8mm. A raised dot was below the bottom flower in Bombay mint but there was no dot in Calcutta mint Rupee. Remarks were with pig and elephant. 1911 was pig type, 1912 was redrawn elephant with long tusk and 1913 to 1922 was elephant type remarks. But I found a silver Rupee of 1913 with a weight of 12.51g, almost 1g greater than standard rupee of George V. It has no dot below the bottom flower like Calcutta mint Rupee of 1913. Obverse, reverse and...