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How to Classify a Coin in India based on its type

Get a quick overview on how you can classify a coin in India based on its type. Learn about the broad categories of Indian coins to make your research simpler.<br>https://www.mintageworld.com/coin/1-india/

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How to Classify a Coin in India based on its type

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  1. How to Classify a Coin in India based on its type

  2. The history of Indian coins begins at around 600BC when different Janapadas started issuing coins for their respective territories. Some of the oldest coins in India were issued by GandharaJanapada and Magadha Janapada. • Ancient coins of India issued by Indian empires such as Guptas, Satavahanas and early invaders such as Kushans are also extremely beautiful.

  3. Medieval India coins issued by the Muslim Sultanates and Mughals mostly featured Persian legends. Other independent kingdoms such as Marathas, Sikhs, Ahom, Mysore, Vijayanagar also issued wonderful coins with distinct designs and inscriptions. • Big empires were broken down into several smaller princely states, each of which started circulating coins of their own. Princely state coins of India issued by Bhopal, Alwar, Bhawnagar, Gwalior are popular among numismatists.

  4. The third major category of Indian coins is termed as colonial coins. These coins were issued and circulated by the different European powers which colonised different parts of India such as Dutch East India Company, British East India Company, Danish East India Company, French East India Company etc. • England started officially issuing Indian coins after the revolution of 1857. Most of the British India coins featured a side profile effigy of the Monarchs who reigned at the time of issuance.

  5. Finally, the fourth category of coins in India is called republic India coins. These coins were issued after India got independence on 15th August 1947. 1 pice was the smallest denomination you will find with respect to modern coins of India. • Five rupee and 10 rupee coins in India are the latest ones that are being circulated currently. There are reports that a 20 rupees coin will also soon be introduced.

  6. As a collector, if you own a Coin in India, then it can be easily categorised into the above-mentioned four groups and each category has several more sub-categories. • If you really like collecting Indian coins, then you will have to analyse each and every category closely and then dive deep into their history. When you start upgrading your knowledge, you will eventually be able to upgrade your collection as well.

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