Summary
1/2 Anna, Issued by India, 1942 (AD)
Mint not recorded
Obverse Description
Crowned head of the king facing left; around, GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Reverse Description
Within an ornamental square, a large numeral 1/2 which divides the word AN NA; above, INDIA; below, 1942 ; each arch formed by a side of the ornamental square and a corner of the coin contains the denomination in one of the following scripts, Urdu (top), Telugu (bottom), Nagari (left) and Bengali (right)
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
This issue was struck at Calcutta (159 million pieces) and Bombay (7,944,994 pieces) mints without mint marks.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John P. Sharples - Museum Victoria, 1994
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Date Issued
1942 AD
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Issued By
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Nickel Brass
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
19.8 mm (Width), 19.8 mm (Height), 2.89 g (Weight)
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Shape
Diamond with rounded corners
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References
KM#534b.2 Pridmore 983 or 990
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1980. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 2.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2009. 2009 Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901 - 2000.
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Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins
