Saturday, March 31, 2012

1 Pice 1950-1955 Bronze KM# 1


One Pice Running Horse is Very popular among collectors. See The features! This Coin is available at Rs. 20.00 a coin.

Obverse: Three lions emblem and lettering: GOVERNMENT·OF·INDIA

Reverse: Prancing horse facing left


Different mint marks

1.    ♦ (small dot/diamond) = Mumbai

2.    : (diamond split vertically) = Hyderabad

3.    (no mintmark) = Calcutta

4.    C (letter "C") = Ottawa/Canada

Year 1950-1955 Value 1 Pice = 1/4 Anna = 1/64 Rupee (1/64) Metal Bronze Weight 2.95 g Diameter 21 mm Shape Round Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ Demonetized yes

Different Types

  1.  KM# 1.1 PICE: Bronze Obv: Asoka lion pedestal Rev: Horse (equus caballus equidae) Note: 1.6mm thick, 0.3mm edge rim.
  2. 2.    KM# 1.2 PICE: Bronze Obv: Asoka lion pedestal Rev: Horse left Note: 1.6mm thick, 1.0mm edge rim.
  3. 3.    KM# 1.3 PICE: Bronze Obv: Asoka lion pedestal Rev: Horse left Note: 1.2mm thick, 0.8mm edge rim.
  4. 4.    KM# 1.4 PICE: 2.9500 g., Bronze, 21 mm. Obv: Asoka lion pedestal Rev: Horse left Note: Larger date, 2mm thick, 0.8mm edge rim.

Republic India Coins Mint marks


(Mint marks usually appear directly below the date.)

Republioc India Coins - Running Horse

B - Mumbai (Bombay), proof issues only (1969 until 1995)

(B) - Mumbai (Bombay), diamond

C – Ottawa (1985 25 Paise; 1988 10, 25 & 50 Paise)

(C) – Kolkata (Calcutta) no mint mark

H - Birmingham (1985 Rupee only)

(H) - Hyderabad, star (1963)

(Hd) - Hyderabad, diamond split vertically (1953-1960)

(Hy) - Hyderabad, incuse dot in diamond (1960-1968)

(K) - Kremnica, Slovakia, MK in circle

(L) – British Royal Mint, Llantrisant (1985 rupee only), diamond below first date digit

(Ld) – British Royal Mint Llantrisant, tower, looks like a bridge

M - Mumbai (Bombay), proof only starting 1996

(M) - Mexico City, M beneath O

(N) - Noida, dot

(P) - Pretoria, M in oval

(R) – Moscow, MMD in oval

(T) - Taegu (Korea), star below first or last date (1997 and 98 2 Rupees only)


Republic India Coins Mint Mark

From 1950 through 1964 the Republic of India proof coins carry the regular diamond mint mark and can be distinguished from circulation issues only by their proof-like finish. From 1969 proofs carry the capital “B” mint mark. Some Bombay issues after 1969 have a “proof-like” appearance although bearing the diamond mint mark of circulation issues. Beginning in 1972 proofs of the larger denominations - 10, 20 and 100 rupees -were partly frosted on their main features, including numerals. From 1975 all proofs were similarly frosted, from the 1 paisa to 100 rupees. Proof-like issues are often erroneously offered as proofs.