George VI - 1 Pice 1945 Bombay - British India

Country: British India
King George VI (King: 1936-1952 & Emperor of India from 1936 until 1947)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Year: 1945 (1943-1947)
Mint: Bombay
Value: 1 Pice = ¼ Anna = 1⁄64 Rupee
Currency: Rupee (1862-1947)
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 1.95 g.
Diameter: 21.32 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Mintage: 237,197,000
Grade: MS/UNC
Shape: Round with a round hole
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: KM# 533

Obverse:
Center hole, large date, (flat crown), large legend.

Lettering:
1 PICE INDIA
एक पैसा 1945 ایک پیسه

Translation:
1 Pice India
One Pice 1945 One Pice

Engraver: Albert Pearson Spencer.

Reverse:
Wreath surrounds the center hole. Anepigraph.

Edge:
Smooth.

Comments:
On the issues dated 1944, the mint mark appears to be a large round dot over a diamond if they were minted in Bombay.

- Mint marks:
Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
· → Pretoria, South Africa (1890-1902; 1923-1992)
• → Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)
♦ → Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)
L (raised “L” below the date)    Lahore, Pakistan

Riferimento : KM# 533

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Collezione : George VI - King Emperor (1936-1952) of United Kingdom & British India