Coins of India by Abhay Ghaisas

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This is 1/12 Anna coin of George VI. This was the smallest currency to be issued in that period. 1/12 Anna was sometimes call the "paai". It is 1/3 of a Pice making it the worth 1/192 of the rupee. Quite a small value. The obverse has floral design around with space for text left in a center circle. The text itself reads "1/12 ANNA" and "INDIA" followed by the year.

On the reverse we have the profile of King George VI wearing the crown of India. The text around reads "GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR".

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Here is a half-pice coin. This was worth 1/8 Anna, that is 1/128 Rupee. It's quite a big coin for that small a value. The obverse has floral design on outside with a small circle in the middle left for text. The text reads "1/2 PICE" and "INDIA" followed by the year.

On the reverse is the profile of King Edward VII with text "EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR" around the profile. The King is not wearing any crown.

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This one pice coin is quite a rare shape for a coin. This ring shaped coin was quite a curiosity and was popularly called the paisa with a hole. On the obverse, we have a crown on top, the text "PICE" on the left of the crown, the text "INDIA" on the right of the crown, the year on the bottom, and the Devanagari (presumably Hindi) text "एक पैसा" (meaning: one pice) on bottom left, and the Urdu text "ek paisaa" (meaning: one pice) on the bottom right.

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This is a half anna copper coin from the days of East India Company. It is a very large and heavy coin. Just indicates the value two Pice had back then. On the obverse, We have a leafy design almost in the shape of a wreath. Inside that is the text saying "HALF ANNA". The Urdu above reads "do paaee" presumably meaning two pice. Around the design, we find the text "EAST INDIA COMPANY".

On the reverse are the company arms with the year written just below.