Coins of
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Hindi: भारत गणराज्य (Bharat Ganrajya)
64 pice (single: pice) = 16 annas (single: anna) = 1 Indian rupee (plural: rupees) [???]
100 naye paise (single: naye paisa) = 1 Indian naye rupee (plural: naye rupees) [???] (1957-1963)
100 paise (single: paisa) = 1 Indian rupee (plural: rupees) [INR] (1964-present)
Symbols: ₹ (rupee), p (paisa)
Languages on coins: Bengali, English, Hindi, Persian, Telugu
Alphabets on coins: Bengali, Latin, Devanagari, Persian, Telugu
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
64 pice (single: pice) = 16 annas (single: anna) = 1 Indian rupee (plural: rupees) [???]
100 naye paise (single: naye paisa) = 1 Indian naye rupee (plural: naye rupees) [???] (1957-1963)
100 paise (single: paisa) = 1 Indian rupee (plural: rupees) [INR] (1964-present)
Symbols: ₹ (rupee), p (paisa)
Languages on coins: Bengali, English, Hindi, Persian, Telugu
Alphabets on coins: Bengali, Latin, Devanagari, Persian, Telugu
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Mint Marks
Birmingham Mint, Birmingham (GBR): "H" |
Mincovňa Kremnica, Kremnica (SVK): "MK" in circle |
Royal Mint, Llantrisant (GBR): diamond (♦) underneath the first number of the year (see also: Mumbai Mint) |
Casa de Moneda de México, Mexico City (MEX), "M" under "o" |
Московский монетный двор, Moscow (RUS): "ммд" |
India Government Mint Mumbai, Mumbai (IND): diamond (♦) underneath the middle of the year (see also Royal Mint, Llantrisant) or letter "B" (for proof specimens dating 1969-1995)Note: the "B" stands for Bombay, which was the name of Mumbai until 1995
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India Government Mint Noida, Noida (IND): small dot (•) |
Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa (CAN): "C" |
South African Mint, Pretoria (RSA): "M" in oval |
Taegu Mint, Taegu/Daegu (KOR): Star underneath first or last digit of yearNote: not all sources confirm this. Some sources say that the star is below the first or last date (Krause), other sources say that it is only underneath the last digit. In the latter case, when the star is below the first number the producer would be Seoul Mint.
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Privy Marks
Designer Marks
National identification and other marks
Legend
National emblem of India
The national emblem of India consists of an adaptation of the capital of Ashoka, a sculpture of four lions placed on top of a pillar found in Aśoka. The lions are standing back to back and represent power, courage, pride, and confidence. They are placed on a circular abacus. In the centre of the abacus a lotus flower (life and inspiration) divides a horse and a bull (for the south and the west respectively). To the right and to the left of the abacus two Dharma chakras stand out. Underneath the abacus the Devanagari text says सत्यमेव जयते (Satyameva jayate) which means in English: Truth Alone Triumphs. The text is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas.
Currencies
Paisa/Pice and paise in Hindi: "पैसा" and "पैसे"The paisa or pice (plural: paise) is the decimal coinage of the Indian rupee (1⁄100). It is written on coins with the following text: पैसा (singular) or पैसे (plural). The term paisa is derived from the Hindi & Urdu phrase paisā, which means a quarter-anna coin. This phrase is on itself derived from the Sanskrit term padāṁśa which means 'quarter part', a derivative from pada 'foot or quarter' and aṁśa 'part'.
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Written numerals
Bengal
Hindi
Persian
Telugu