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Name or Denominations
2 Annas (⅛)
Issuer
India
Ruler
Dominion (1947-1950)
Year of Minting
1949
Currency
Rupee (1950-1957)
Shape
Square with rounded corners
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
4.67 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Nickel brass
Shape
Square with rounded corners
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Ashoka Lion Capitol within circle
Back design
Standing Peacock above value and below date.
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: दो आना ★ INDIA ★ 1949 TWO ★ ANNAS ★
Context
Part of the eventually rejected 1949 patterns for the first issue of Independent Indian Coins post Independence. Very similar 2 Anna does exist without stars on outside and lotus detail. Same coin exists in Brass and Copper-Nickel and a near identical version in brass. One of two Nickel-Brass varieties.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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