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The ANTIQUE Coins of British India King George V (1911-1936)

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The ANTIQUE Coins of British India King George V (1911-1936)

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  1. The ANTIQUE Coins of British IndiaKing George V(1911-1936)

  2. ¼ Rupee & ½ Rupee Silver Coins • King Edward VII died on May 6, 1910 and was taken after to the position of royalty by his son King George V, who had his coronation on June 22, 1911. So, Antique Indian Coins were minted in India with the image of King George V from 1911 to 1936. Because of the increase in the cost of silver caused by World War I (1914-1918) the silver 1/2 Rupee, 1/4 Rupee and 2 Annas were ceased and new cupro-nickel coins introduced (8 Annas, 4 Annas, 2 Anna) to join the cupro-nickel 1 Anna coin). These new coins were not famous, however, so the 8 Anna and 4 Anna coins were ceased shortly after introduction. The 1/4 Rupee and 1/2 Rupee silver coins quickly continued production.

  3. Interesting story about Pig Rupee • On the 1911 issues of the Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, Two Annas and 1/4 Anna the King is shown wearing a robe with a small elephant on it. This elephant was thought to look a pig with the trunk appearing to be a pig snout and the short legs not appearing very elephant-like. This angered the religious sensibilities of numerous people, so most of the Rupees minted for 1911 were withheld from distribution and later melted. The 1912 Antique coins of India had a new updated elephant.

  4. One Rupee (1911-1936) • The Rupee was minted in both Calcutta and Bombay. There is no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay issues have a small dot turn around under the lavish close to the base of the coin .The elephant on the Kings robe was the first year of issue (1911) which was considered to resemble a pig, thus the variety is known as the "pig rupee" . This variant is also on the 1/2 Rupee, the 1/4 Rupee, the 2 Annas and the 1/4 Anna coins. The elephant figure was updated with its design and this plan was used on all issues starting in 1912.

  5. One Rupee Coin

  6. 8 Annas - Copper-Nickel (1919-1920) • 8 Annascoin was introduced in 1919 to replace the silver Half Rupee, due to the expanded cost of silver. It wasn't very famous, though, and because of this and an extensive number of fakes, it was stopped in 1920 and pulled back from course (it stopped to be legitimate delicate in October 1924). In 1920 it was delivered just at the Bombay mint.

  7. 8 Annas Coin

  8. Mintage World offers extensive information about Antique Indian Coins of King George V(1911-1936). If you are a student researching about Rare Antique British coins in India, Mintage World is the site where it will provide you well organized and precise information about Rare Antique Coins of British India and colonial Coins based on time periods, rulers and dynasties.

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