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Name or Denominations
1 Anna (1⁄16)
Issuer
Government of India
Ruler
Dominion (1947-1950)
Year of Minting
1949
Currency
Rupee (1950-1957)
Shape
Scalloped (with 12 notches)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.8 g
Diameter
21.0 mm
Thickness
1.57 mm
Material
Copper-nickel
Shape
Scalloped (with 12 notches)
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Ashoka Lion Capital encircled by 'GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'
Back design
Zebu Bull with hump and horns in center. Date above at left - 1949. 'INDIA' below bull with star and Denomination above encircling in Hindi, English and Urdu
Year of Minting
1949
Ruling authority
Dominion (1947-1950)
Mint location
Mumbai / Bombay , India (1829-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: GOVERNMENT . OF . INDIA ★ Reverse: एक आना, ONE ANNA, يك انه 1949 INDIA ★
Context
Part of the eventually rejected 1949 patterns for the first issue of Independent Indian Coins post Independence.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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