1 Anna - George V 1921

Weight

3.2 g

Diameter

NA

Thickness

NA

Material

Nickel

Shape

Square

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Milled

Front design

Crowned head of King George V facing left. English legend surrounds

Back design

Denomination, date below within pattern. One anna in four languages, Urdu, Telugu, Bengali and Devanagari outside

Year of Minting

1921

King

George V (1910-1936)

Mint location

Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad , India (1757-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: GEORGE V KING EMPEROR Reverse: ایک آن ఒకఅణా INDIA AN 1 NA 1921 एक आना এক মানা

Context

Calcutta Mint Proof Pattern from 1921, when normal issues were not minted. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 98.99% nickel, 0.73% iron and 0.28% copper, which backs up the respective opinions given by Peter Mitchell and Randy Weir when describing the Pridmore and Fore coins. In an attempt to align the shapes of the flans of the 2- and 1-anna denominations in the wake of the introduction of the former as a lozenge-shaped cupro-nickel coin in 1918, the Finance Department instructed the Calcutta mint to prepare patterns of the latter coin in 1921, but a change in shape for currency purposes was not proceeded with - Noonan's

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Patterns

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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