India 1973(b) 50 paise

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by India as part of the F.A.O. series. The Indian government became an enthusiastic supporter of the F.A.O. program and issued many F.A.O. coins in the decade following. This specimen is from the Bombay mint; the type was also issued from the Calcutta mint. In 1982, US$1 = 9.3 rupees; today (September 2023), US$1 = 83 rupees.

Recorded mintage: 28,720,000 plus 11,000 proofs plus 40,100,000 from Calcutta.

Specification: copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 62.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• (1969)-B 50 paise, centennial of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi
• (1969)-B 10 rupees, centennial of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi
• 1971-♦ 10 rupees F.A.O.
• 1973-B 2 paise
• India 1973-B rupee
• 1973-♦ 10 rupees F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1973
• return to coins of India