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India
Coinage: 1962 - 1966 |
under President:
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
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Currency: |
The Indian rupee (sign: ₹; code: INR) is the
official currency of the Republic of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100
paise (singular paisa), though as of 2018, coins of denomination of 100
paise or one rupee is the lowest value coin in use. The issuance of the
currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank
manages currency in India and derives its role in currency management on the
basis of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The rupee is named after the
silver coin, rupiya, first issued by Sultan Sher Shah Suri in the 16th
century and later continued by the Mughal Empire. |
Mint Marks:
B - Mumbai (Bombay), proof issues only (1969 until 1995)
(B) - Mumbai (Bombay), diamond
C Ottawa (1985 25 Paise; 1988 10, 25 & 50 Paise)
(C) Kolkata (Calcutta) no mint mark
H - Birmingham (1985 Rupee only)
(H) - Hyderabad, star (1963)
(Hd) - Hyderabad, diamond split vertically (1953-1960)
(Hy) - Hyderabad, incuse dot in diamond (1960-1968)
(K) - Kremnica, Slovakia, MK in circle
(L) British Royal Mint, Llantrisant (1985 rupee only), diamond below first
date digit(Ld) British Royal Mint
Llantrisant, tower, looks like a bridge
M - Mumbai (Bombay), proof only starting 1996
(M) - Mexico City, M beneath O
(N) - Noida, dot
(P) - Pretoria, M in oval
(R) Moscow, MMD in oval
(T) - Taegu (Korea), star below first or last date (1997 and 1998 2 Rupees
only)From 1950 through 1964 the Republic of India proof coins carry the
regular diamond mint mark and can be distinguished from circulation issues
only by their proof-like finish. From 1969 proofs carry the capital B mint
mark. Some Bombay issues after 1969 have a proof-like appearance although
bearing the diamond mint mark of circulation issues. Beginning in 1972
proofs of the larger denominations - 10, 20 and 100 rupees -were partly
frosted on their main features, including numerals. From 1975 all proofs
were similarly frosted, from the 1 paisa to 100 rupees. Proof-like issues
are often erroneously offered as proofs. |
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1962 |
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KM#47.2 25 naye paise.
Year: 1962.
Weight: 2.51 g
[2.50g].
Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter: 18.70 mm.
Thickness:
1.32 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date).
KM#47.2 Type:
Numerals 2 and 5 in denomination are far. Curved end of 9 in
Date. |
Obverse:
"रूपये का चौथा भाग" (roopaye ka
chautha bhaag) [Fourth part of the rupee] written in Devnagari at
the top section. Numerals "25" written in the center with
"नये पैसे" (naye paise) [new paise] written below it. Date with mintmark
above the knot wreath at the bottom. Decorative-toothed rim.
Reverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. Decorative-toothed rim.
Mintage:
79,242,000. Mintage Years:
1961 (B), 1961 (B Proof), 1961 (C), 1962 (B),
1962 (B Proof), 1962 (C), 1963 (B), 1963 (B Proof) and 1963 (C).
Demonetized:
30th June 2011. |
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Same as above KM#47.2 25 naye
paise,
but...
Year: 1962.
Weight: 2.47 g
[2.50g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above mintage). |
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KM#55 50 naye paise.
Year: 1962.
Weight: 4.99 g
[5.00g].
Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter: 23.50 mm.
Thickness:
1.67 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date). |
Obverse:
"रूपये का आधा भाग" (roopaye ka aadha
bhaag) [Half of a Rupee] written in Devnagari at
the top section. Numerals "50" written in the center with
"नये पैसे" (naye paise) [New paise] written below it. Date with mintmark
above the knot wreath at the bottom. Decorative-toothed rim.
Reverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. Decorative-toothed rim.
Mintage:
64,227,999. Mintage Years:
1957 (B), 1959 (B), 1960 (B), 1960 (B Proof),
1960 (C), 1961 (B), 1961 (B Proof), 1961 (C), 1962 (B), 1962 (B
Proof), 1962 (C), 1963 (B), 1963 (B Proof) and 1963 (C). |
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Same as above KM#55 50 naye
paise,
but...
Year: 1962.
Weight: 5.03 g
[5.00g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A. |
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KM#75.1 Rupee.
Year: 1962.
Weight: 9.93 g
[10.00g].
Metal: Nickel.
Diameter: 28.00 mm.
Thickness:
2.40 mm. Edge:
Security. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date).. Obverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(India) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. |
Reverse:
"रुपया"
(Rupee) written at the top. Numeral "1" in the center with grain ears
flank on each side. "RUPEE" written below numeral "1". Date written
at the bottom. Mintage:
3,689,000.
Mintage Years:
1962 (C) and 1962 (B).
Note: Bombay mint exists in
Proof only with mintage: 4,000. |
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1963 |
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Same as above KM#47.2 25 naye
paise,
but...
Year: 1963.
Weight: 2.45 g
[2.50g].
Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date). Mintage:
101,565,000. |
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Same as above KM#47.2 25 naye
paise,
but...
Year: 1963.
Weight: 2.58 g
[2.50g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above mintage). |
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Same as above KM#55 50 naye
paise,
but...
Year: 1963.
Weight: 4.96 g
[5.00g].
Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date). Mintage:
45,992,000. |
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Same as above coin, but having slightly Thicker legends and Date
(especially the tail of digit "3") on Obverse
side.
Weight: 4.94 g
[5.00g]. |
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Same as above KM#55 50 naye
paise,
but...
Year: 1963.
Weight: 4.91 g
[5.00g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A. |
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1964 |
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KM#14.1 3 paise.
Year: 1964.
Weight: 1.24 g
[1.23g].
Metal:
Aluminium.
Diameter: 20.50 mm
x 19.50 mm; Hexagonal (6-sided).
Thickness:
2.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date).
Type1:
Side lions toothless with 2 to 3 furrows, short squat D in
INDIA. |
Obverse:
"तीन पैसे" (teen paise) [Three Paise] written in Devnagari at
the top section. Numeral "3" written in the center with small
plant on both sides. Date and mintmark at the bottom. Toothed rim at the corners.
Reverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. Toothed rim at the corners.
Mintage:
138,890,000 (including both Bombay and
Calcutta types). Mintage Years:
1964 (B), 1964 (C), 1965 (B), 1965 (C), 1966
(B), 1966 (C), 1966 (Hy = incuse dot in diamond), 1967 (B), 1967
(C), 1967 (H), 1968 (B) and 1968 (H = Star). |
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Same as above KM#14.1 3 paise,
but...
Year: 1964.
Weight: 1.30 g
[1.23g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above). |
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KM#48.1 Type:
Large Date. Short squat (Fat) and falling towards right "D" in
INDIA as shown. Side lions toothless with 2 to 3 fur rows. |
KM#48.1 25 paise.
Year: 1964.
Weight: 2.55 g
[2.55g].
Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter: 19.00 mm.
Thickness:
1.44 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date).
Obverse:
"रूपये का चौथा भाग" (roopaye ka
chautha bhaag) [Fourth part of the rupee] written in Devnagari at
the top section. Numerals "25" written in the center with
"पच्चीस पैसे" (pachchees paise) [twenty-five paise] written below it. Date with mintmark
above the knot wreath at the bottom. Decorative-toothed rim.
Reverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. Decorative-toothed rim.
Mintage:
85,321,000 (including both Bombay and Calcutta
mints). Mintage Years:
1964 (B), 1964 (C) and 1967 (B).
Demonetized:
30th June 2011. |
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Same as above KM#48.1 25
paise,
but...
Year: 1964.
Weight: 2.41 g
[2.55g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above mintage). |
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KM#58.1 50 paise.
Year: 1967.
Weight: 4.96 g
[5.00g].
Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter: 23.50 mm.
Thickness:
1.67 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date).
Type1:
Size of "50" is 7.00 mm. Also the fur design on Ashoka is different
from KM#58.2. |
Obverse:
"रूपये का आधा भाग" (roopaye ka aadha
bhaag) [Half of a Rupee] written in Devnagari at
the top section. Numerals "50" written in the center with
"पचास पैसे" (pachaas paise) [Fifty paise] written below it. Date with mintmark
above the knot wreath at the bottom. Decorative-toothed rim.
Reverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. Decorative-toothed rim.
Mintage:
23,361,000. Mintage Years:
1964 (C), 1967 (B) and 1967 (B with full
lion's teeth; rare). |
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KM#56 50 paise.
Year: ND (1964).
Weight: 4.93 g
[5.00g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 24.00 mm.
Thickness:
1.40 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Numeral "50").
Type:
English Legends at the top on Reverse side. |
Obverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the top center
position. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the top left side clockwise and "INDIA" written
on the top right side clockwise. "पैसे"
(paise) written at the bottom left side anti-clockwise and "PAISE"
written at the bottom right side anti-clockwise. Numeral "50"
written at the bottom. Mintmark at the bottom near the edge.
Reverse: "JAWAHARLAL NEHRU" written on the
top section. Jawaharlal Nehru portrait facing left in the center. Dates
"1889 - 1964" written at the bottom. Mintage:
21,900,000.
Mintage Years:
ND [1964B], ND [1964 Bombay Proof] and ND [1964C].
Subject: Death of
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b. 14 November 1889 d. 27 May 1964) was an Indian independence
activist, and subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India and a
central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He
emerged as an eminent leader of the Indian independence movement and
served India as Prime Minister from its establishment as an
independent nation on 15 August 1947 until his death on 27 May 1964.
He served as Minister of Defence: 31 October 1962 14 November
1962, Minister of Finance: 13 February 1958 13 March 1958,
Minister of External Affairs: 02 September 1946 27 May 1964, Vice
President of Executive Council: 02 September 1946 15 August 1947
and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha: 1952-1964. He has been
described by the Amar Chitra Katha as the architect of India. He was
also known as Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit
community while Indian children knew him as Chacha Nehru (Hindi,
lit., "Uncle Nehru").
The son of Motilal Nehru, a prominent lawyer and nationalist
statesman and Swaroop Rani, Nehru was a graduate of Trinity College,
Cambridge and the Inner Temple, where he trained to be a barrister.
Upon his return to India, he enrolled at the Allahabad High Court
and took an interest in national politics, which eventually replaced
his legal practice. A committed nationalist since his teenage years,
he became a rising figure in Indian politics during the upheavals of
the 1910s. He became the prominent leader of the left-wing factions
of the Indian National Congress during the 1920s, and eventually of
the entire Congress, with the tacit approval of his mentor, Gandhi.
As Congress President in 1929, Nehru called for complete
independence from the British Raj and instigated the Congress's
decisive shift towards the left.
Nehru and the Congress dominated Indian politics during the 1930s as
the country moved towards independence. His idea of a secular
nation-state was seemingly validated when the Congress swept the
1937 provincial elections and formed the government in several
provinces; on the other hand, the separatist Muslim League fared
much poorer. But these achievements were severely compromised in the
aftermath of the Quit India Movement in 1942, which saw the British
effectively crush the Congress as a political organisation. Nehru,
who had reluctantly heeded Gandhi's call for immediate independence,
for he had desired to support the Allied war effort during World War
II, came out of a lengthy prison term to a much altered political
landscape. The Muslim League under his old Congress colleague and
now opponent, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, had come to dominate Muslim
politics in India. Negotiations between Congress and Muslim League
for power sharing failed and gave way to the independence and bloody
partition of India in 1947.
Nehru was elected by the Congress to assume office as independent
India's first Prime Minister, although the question of leadership
had been settled as far back as 1941, when Gandhi acknowledged Nehru
as his political heir and successor. As Prime Minister, he set out
to realise his vision of India. The Constitution of India was
enacted in 1950, after which he embarked on an ambitious program of
economic, social and political reforms. Chiefly, he oversaw India's
transition from a colony to a republic, while nurturing a plural,
multi-party system. In foreign policy, he took a leading role in the
Non-Aligned Movement while projecting India as a regional hegemon in
South Asia.
Under Nehru's leadership, the Congress emerged as a catch-all party,
dominating national and state-level politics and winning consecutive
elections in 1951, 1957, and 1962. He remained popular with the
people of India in spite of political troubles in his final years
and failure of leadership during the 1962 Sino-Indian War. In India,
his birthday is celebrated as Bal Diwas (Children's Day).
Nehru married Kamala Kaul in 1916. Their only daughter Indira was
born a year later in 1917. Kamala gave birth to a boy in November
1924, but he lived for only a week. Indira married Feroze Gandhi in
1942. They had two sons: Rajiv (b. 1944) and Sanjay (b. 1946). After
Kamala's death in 1936, Nehru was rumoured to have relationships
with several women. These included Shraddha Mata, Padmaja Naidu and
Edwina Mountbatten. Edwina's daughter Pamela acknowledged Nehru's
platonic relationship with Edwina. Nehru sent an Indian Navy frigate
to the sea burial of Edwina Mountbatten in 1960. In accordance with
Edwina wishes she was buried at sea off the coast of Portsmouth from
HMS Wakeful on 25 February 1960; Geoffrey Fisher, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, officiated.
Nehru's health began declining steadily after 1962, and he spent
months recuperating in Kashmir through 1963. Some historians
attribute this dramatic decline to his surprise and chagrin over the
Sino-Indian War, which he perceived as a betrayal of trust. Upon his
return from Dehradun on 26 May 1964 he was feeling quite comfortable
and went to bed at about 23:30 as usual, he had a restful night
until about 06:30 soon after he returned from bathroom, Nehru
complained of pain in the back. He spoke to the doctors who attended
on him for a brief while and almost immediately Nehru collapsed. He
remained unconscious until he died. His death was announced to Lok
Sabha at 14:00 local time on 27 May 1964 (same day). The cause of
death is believed to be heart attack. |
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Same as above KM#56 50
paise,
but...
Year: ND (1964).
Weight: 4.92 g
[5.00g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Numerals "50"). Mintage:
7,160,000. |
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KM#57 50 paise.
Year: ND (1964).
Weight: 4.87 g
[5.00g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 24.00 mm.
Thickness:
1.40 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Numeral "50").
Type:
Hindi Legends at the top on Reverse side. |
Obverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the top center
position. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the top left side clockwise and "INDIA" written
on the top right side clockwise. "पैसे"
(paise) written at the bottom left side anti-clockwise and "PAISE"
written at the bottom right side anti-clockwise. Numeral "50"
written at the bottom. Mintmark at the bottom near the edge.
Reverse: "जवाहरलाल नेहरु"
(Jawaharlal Nehru) written on the
top section. Jawaharlal Nehru portrait facing left in the center. Dates
"1889 - 1964" written at the bottom. Mintage:
36,190,000.
Mintage Years:
ND [1964B] and ND [1964C].
Subject: Death of
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964. |
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Same as above KM#57 50
paise,
but...
Year: ND (1964).
Weight: 4.91 g
[5.00g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Numerals "50"). Mintage:
28,350,000. |
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KM#76 Rupee.
Year: ND (1964).
Weight: 10.05 g
[10.00g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 27.00 mm.
Thickness:
2.30 mm. Edge:
Security. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Numeral "1"). |
Obverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the top center
position. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the top left side clockwise and "INDIA" written
on the top right side clockwise. "रुपया"
(rupaya) written at the bottom left side anti-clockwise and "RUPEE"
written at the bottom right side anti-clockwise. Numeral "1"
written at the bottom. Mintmark at the bottom near the edge.
Reverse: "JAWAHARLAL NEHRU" written on the
top section. Jawaharlal Nehru portrait facing left in the center. Dates
"1889 - 1964" written at the bottom. Mintage:
6,690,000.
Mintage Years:
ND [1964B], ND [1964 Bombay Proof] and ND [1964C].
Subject: Death of
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964. |
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1965 |
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Same as above KM#14.1 3 paise,
but...
Year: 1965.
Weight: 1.26 g
[1.23g].
Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date). Mintage:
459,825,000 (including both Bombay and Calcutta
types). |
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Same as above KM#14.1 3 paise,
but...
Year: 1965.
Weight: 1.27 g
[1.23g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above). |
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KM#48.2 25 paise.
Year: 1965.
Weight: 2.47 g
[2.55g].
Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter: 19.00 mm.
Thickness:
1.44 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date).
KM#48.2 Type:
Sane as KM#48.1 but having Small Date. |
Obverse:
"रूपये का चौथा भाग" (roopaye ka
chautha bhaag) [Fourth part of the rupee] written in Devnagari at
the top section. Numerals "25" written in the center with
"पच्चीस पैसे" (pachchees paise) [twenty-five paise] written below it. Date with mintmark
above the knot wreath at the bottom. Decorative-toothed rim.
Reverse:
Ashoka Pillar Lion Capitol in the center. "भारत"
(bharat) written on the left side clockwise and "INDIA" written on
the right side clockwise. Decorative-toothed rim.
Mintage:
143,662,000 (including both Bombay and
Calcutta mints). Mintage Years:
1965 (B), 1965 (C), 1966 (B) and 1966 (C).
Demonetized:
30th June 2011. |
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Same as above coin, but having a small Die Crack as shown.
Weight: 2.47 g
[2.55g]. |
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Same as above KM#48.2 25
paise,
but...
Year: 1965.
Weight: 2.45 g
[2.55g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above mintage). |
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1966 |
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Same as above KM#14.1 3 paise,
but...
Year: 1966.
Weight: 1.27 g
[1.23g].
Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date). Mintage:
390,440,000 (including Bombay, Calcutta
and Hyderabad types). |
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Same as above KM#14.1 3 paise,
but...
Year: 1966.
Weight: 1.29 g
[1.23g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above). |
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Same as above KM#14.1 3 paise,
but...
Year: 1966.
Weight: 1.30 g
[1.23g].
Mint:
Hyderabad (incuse dot in diamond mintmark
below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above). |
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Same as above KM#48.2 25
paise,
but...
Year: 1966.
Weight: 2.55 g
[2.55g].
Mint:
Bombay (Diamond mintmark below Date). Mintage:
59,040,000 (including both Bombay and Calcutta
mints). |
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Same as above KM#48.2 25
paise,
but...
Year: 1966.
Weight: 2.46 g
[2.55g].
Mint:
Calcutta (No mintmark below Date). Mintage:
N/A (including above mintage). |
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