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No Indian coins exist dated 1948-49, 1947 dated coins being used instead. When Nehru withdrew from the British Commonwealth and declared India a republic in 1950, new coins were issued, including this type from the Bombay mint (64 pie = one rupee). The coinage was decimalized in 1957 and this denomination dropped.
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No Indian coins exist dated 1948-49, 1947 dated coins being used instead. When Nehru withdrew from the British Commonwealth and declared India a republic in 1950, new coins were issued, including this type from the Bombay mint (64 pie = one rupee). This type was struck 1952-55. The coinage was decimalized in 1957 and this denomination dropped.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 213,830,000.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 213,830,000.
  
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''Specification:'' bronze.
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''Specification:'' 2.96 g, bronze, 21 mm diameter.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 1.4.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 1.4.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3038, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 14 January 2024

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India 1952 pice rev DSLR.jpg

No Indian coins exist dated 1948-49, 1947 dated coins being used instead. When Nehru withdrew from the British Commonwealth and declared India a republic in 1950, new coins were issued, including this type from the Bombay mint (64 pie = one rupee). This type was struck 1952-55. The coinage was decimalized in 1957 and this denomination dropped.

Recorded mintage: 213,830,000.

Specification: 2.96 g, bronze, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1.4.

Source:

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

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