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1/4 RUPEE (1912-1936 m., set)
November 20th, 2010 | 
Author: 1/4 RUPEE (KM# 518)
Weight: 2.9200 g.
Alloy: 0.9170 Silver 0.0861 oz. ASW
Ruler: George V
Obv: Crowned bust left, type II
Obv. Leg.: GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Rev: Denomination and date within circle, wreath surrounds
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Tags: 1/4 RUPEE, 1/4 RUPEE (1917), 1/4 RUPEE (1919), 1/4 RUPEE (1936), 1917, 1919, 1936 | 
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1/4 RUPEE (1917)
1/4 RUPEE
2.9200 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.0861 oz. ASW Ruler: George V Obv: Crowned bust left, type II Obv. Leg.: GEORGE V KING EMPEROR Rev: Denomination and date within circle, wreath surrounds
| Date | Mintage | F | VF | XF | Unc | BU |
| 1917 | 21,072,000 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 12.00 | - |
1/12 ANNA (1 Pie) (1915)
1/12 ANNA (1 Pie)
1.6400 g., Bronze, 17.5 mm. Ruler: George V Obv: Crowned bust left Obv. Leg.: GEORGE V KING EMPEROR Rev: Date and denomination within circle, wreath surrounds
| Date | Mintage | F | VF | XF | Unc | BU |
| 1915 | 20,563,000 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 2.00 | - |
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Tags: 1 Pie, 1/12 ANNA, 1/12 ANNA (1 Pie), 1/12 ANNA (1 Pie) (1915), 1915 |
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INDIA-BRITISH
The civilization of India, which began about 2500 B.C., flourished under a succession of empires – notably those of the Mauryas, the Kushans, the Guptas, the Delhi Sultans and the Mughals – until undermined in the 18th and 19th centuries by European colonial powers.
The Portuguese were the first to arrive, off Calicut in May 1498. It wasn't until 1612, after the Portuguese and Spanish power had begun to wane, that the British East India Company established its initial settlement at Surat. Read the rest of this entry »
