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Country: British India - King George VI (King: 1936-1952 & Emperor of India from 1936 until 1947)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Year: 1940 (1939-1943)
Mint: Bombay (Pearl or Dot)
Value: 1 Rupee (1)
Currency: Rupee (1862-1947)
Composition: Silver (.500)
Weight: 11.6 g.
Diameter: 30.5 mm
Mintage: 153,120,000
Grade: AU/MS
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: KM# 556
Obverse:
Bust of George VI facing left. Small second head, large rim decoration.
Lettering: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Engraver: Percy Metcalfe.
Reverse:
Within circle, date divides legend in English & Urdu (Yek Rupya) . Outside circle, wreath made of roses, thistle, shamrock leaves and lotus flowers. All within a toothed border.
Lettering:
ONE
RUPEE
INDIA
1940
یک روپیہ
Edge:
Security edge.
- Mint marks, dot or diamond for Bombay, 'L' for Lahore is located below lotus at the bottom of the reverse.
- Reverse B has a six-pointed flower in the center of the bottom lotus.
Reference : KM# 556
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Collection : George VI - King Emperor (1936-1952) of United Kingdom & British India