A Rare 1947 OMS Half Rupee
Albert Frederick Arthur George , remembered in history as King George VI , was born on 14 December 1895 and ascended the British throne on 11 December 1936 following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII . He reigned as King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth until his death on 6 February 1952 . As the last Emperor of India , George VI presided over the final decade of British rule on the Indian subcontinent, relinquishing the imperial title with the end of the British Raj in August 1947 . Consequently, the coinage issued during his reign represents the concluding chapter of British India's monetary history and remains one of the most extensively studied series in modern numismatics . The Half Rupee of George VI underwent several important metallurgical and design modifications that reflected both wartime economic pressures and evolving minting practices. The denomination was produced at the Calcutta, Bombay, and Lahore Mints , beginning w...