Evolution of Coin Design in India
(1900-1946)
(6 items)
Evolution of Coin Design in India(1900-1946)
(6 items)
(6 items)
1/2 Anna - Edward VII Pattern
by George William de Saulles | British India
by George William de Saulles | British India
On the front, it shows Edward VII, King and Emperor, while on the reverse, it shows "INDIA 1 AN NA 2 1908". George William de Saulles designed the obverse of coins of the United Kingdom and its colonies under Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, and these coins were designed with a scallop edge.
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1/12 Anna - Edward VII
by George William de Saulles | British India
by George William de Saulles | British India
The 1/12 Anna-Edward VII coin features a bust of Edward VII looking to the right on the obverse and the denomination and date enclosed in a wreath and a bead circle on the reverse.
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1/12 Anna - George V
by Edgar Bertram Mackennal | British India
by Edgar Bertram Mackennal | British India
The 1/12 Anna-George V coin features Crowned head of George V facing left on the obverse, and the denomination and date within a circle of beads, wreath surrounds any mintmark below the date on the reverse.
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1/4 Anna - George VI
by Percy Metcalfe | British India
by Percy Metcalfe | British India
The 1/12 Anna-George V coin features Crowned head of George V facing left on the obverse, and the denomination and date within a circle of beads. A wreath surrounds any mintmark below the date on the reverse. Edgar Bertram MacKennal was the coin's engraver, and these coins were in use from 1912 until 1936.
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1/2 Anna - George VI
by Percy Metcalfe | British India
by Percy Metcalfe | British India
This coin, ½ Anna-George VI, had an unusual square design. It was struck with nickel-bronze during the Second World War. One side of this coin shows King George VI crowned head left, an English legend, and a toothed rim, and the other side shows the denomination and date within a decorative outline and the value in four Indian languages outside the border: Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, and Devnagari within a toothed rim.
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1 Pice - George VI
by Albert Pearson Spencer | British India
by Albert Pearson Spencer | British India
These are the one pice coins from British India. One side of this coin shows King George VI's crown with the year and denomination in both Indian and English. The other side shows a decorative outline.
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