Coins of India

Coins of
India

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

Mint Marks

Birmingham Mint, Birmingham (GBR): "H"

India Government Mint Hyderabad, Hyderabad (IND): 5-pointed star (★) in the middle or dot in diamond

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"

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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

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 year

Note: 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.

Privy Marks

Designer Marks

National identification and other marks

Legend

India in Hindi: "भारत"

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.

Photograph of the national emblem of India as it appears on coins

Drawing of the national emblem of India as it appears on coins

Currencies

Annas in Bengali: "আনা"

Annas in Hindi: "आना"

Annas in Persian: "آن"

Annas in Telugu: "అణాలు"

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'.

Naye Paise in Hindi: "नये पैसे"

'Naye Paise' literally means 'New Paise'. It is the plural form of the decimal coinage of the Indian rupee (1/100). The new paisa replaced the 'old' paisa in 1957. The term 'new' or 'naye' was dropped in 1964.

Rupee and rupees in Hindi: "रुपया" and "रूपये"

The rupee is the national currency of India and is written on the coins with the following text: रुपया (or plural रूपये.) The term rupee is derived from the word raupya. This is Sanskrit for 'shapeling', a synoniem for silver.