COIN
India 1 Rupee King George VI 1942
shahirasul
12,718
23-July-2012 03:25:30 PM
07-June-2019 02:12:51 PM
GENERAL INFORMATION
Country
India (British Colony)
Denomination
1 Indian Rupee
Minted Date/Year
1940 CE
Coin Type
Circulation Coin
Punch / Orientation
↑↑ Medal
Front Legend
ONE RUPEE INDIA 1942
Back Legend
GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Head of State
King George VI
Mint
Bombay
Quantity
153,120,000
Composition
.500 Fine Silver
Coin Edge
Milled/Reeded - Vertical
Coin Shape
Round - Circular
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
11.66 g
IN COLLECTION CONDITION
Preliminary
Normal
Condition
Fine
CATALOG INFORMATION
KM#556
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000
India 1 Rupee King George VI 1942
Obverse

The legend within a single line circle: ONE RUPEE INDIA and - 1940 - Surrounded by a saracenic scroll composed of conventional representations of a rose, thistle and shamrock. At the top and bottom are different representations of the Indian lotus flower. All this is within another plain circle. All within a raised, decorative-toothed border. (Yek rupiya = One rupee in Persian).  

Reverse

Crowned head of the King facing left and surrounded by the legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR. All within a raised with decorative-toothed rim. Second Large Head with small rim decoration. Mintage Years: Mumbai (Bombay): 1939-1941 and 1943.

British India coinage under George VI 1938-1947

King George VI ruled from 12 Dec 1936 to Indian Independence on 15 Aug 1947.
 
After the death of King George V his son, King Edward VIII became the King, but abdicated before the coronation. No coins were minted using his portrait. His younger brother the Duke of York was crowned as King George VI in May 1937 and the first coin of India with his effigy was minted in 1938. After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the price of silver started going up, in practice the silver coins became valuable then the value written on them. This led to reducing the use of silver in coins. The 1940 1/4-Rupee, 1/2-Rupee and One Rupee coins were reduced from 0.917 silver to 0.500 silver (there were a limited number of 1939 Rupees minted in 0.500 silver).

Mainly there is no mint mark for Calcutta, the Bombay issues have a small raised dot or diamond (commonly known as reverse B) under the lotus flower, near the bottom of the coin and the Lahore mint used a small "L" in the same position.

Currency

Rupee = 16 Annas = 64 Pice = 192 Pies (Mohur = 15 Rupees)

Distinguish between First Head with high relief and Second Head with low relief

1. In First Head the two fleurs de lis on the royal crown are larger and extend upward to touch the beaded crest at the top of the crown, while the two fleurs de lis on the crown of the Second Head are smaller and extended upward to touch only the line on the crown below the beaded crest.

2. In First Head with high relief the lines coming upwards from the center of the crown are curved and touches the beads. Second Head with low relief has straight lines, coming upwards from the center of the crown and does not touch the beads.

3. First Head with high relief has large triangles on left and right in the center of the crown while there are smaller triangles for Second Head with low relief.

Edge (?)
Thickness (?)
COMMENTS
NEW COMMENT
#217 Monday 20 May 2019 09:12:45 PM
ashim chakraborty
India


 
#216 Sunday 19 May 2019 06:09:39 PM
ankan chakrgborty
India


 
#196 Sunday 15 July 2018 04:48:22 PM
Satyanarayana
India

I also have 6 Empire coine could u please give the price 
#195 Sunday 15 July 2018 04:46:52 PM
Satyanarayana
Andhrapradesh

I also that 6 Empire coines in year 1940 i want sell could u please give the price
 
#194 Monday 25 June 2018 08:46:20 PM
Arvind
India

I have  george vi king emperor coin of 1941 .i want to sell it can i know the price 
#189 Wednesday 09 May 2018 01:42:15 AM
karma
Bhutan

I have  george vi king emperor 1940 coin, and wanted to sale 
#181 Wednesday 18 April 2018 01:57:49 AM
Mijing brahma
India

I have georse 6 king emperor 1 rupee coin 1940.
#161 Saturday 25 November 2017 05:06:00 PM
Vikash singh
India

I have .George VI King emprore .one quarter Anna India 1940. I want to sell this coin if anyone interested kindly mail me my email ID is ..-    vickeychauhangeu1235@gmail.com 
regard vikash 
#160 Wednesday 15 November 2017 12:49:46 AM
Amit verma
India

Hi I have coin of 1941,one rupees.  What is its current value,  I want to sell it
 
#148 Wednesday 23 August 2017 02:48:05 PM
sagar
India

i have a  george vi king emperor coin and his back side is india 1 dollar 2 rupees 8 annas 1941 coin
#132 Tuesday 27 December 2016 12:24:30 PM
shiril
India

I have one coin. What is the value of this coin ? I want to sell this. 
The following text must accompany any text or photo taken from this page and limited use for non-commercial purposes only.
Texts and Images were taken from and courtesy of Exonumi.com
URL: http://www.exonumi.com/publish-CN.1.132
Disclaimer : Exonumi does not responsible to verify the information and therefore has no legal standing. Visitors are encouraged to take precaution and do own's due diligence study before relying on the provided information.