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Sunday 4 September 2011

Mint Marks on Indian Coins

Indian coins since 1835-2007 have the following Mint Marks which are found under the date (year of issue) of the coin. Indian coins bear the distinctive marks of these mints but some coins were minted abroad and imported in 1857-58, 1943, 1985, 1997-2002 and these bear the mint marks of their origin. These coins are imported with the approval of Reserve Bank of India. 

 Indian Mint Marks on Coins

(a) BOMBAY MINT (Mumbai)-The Bombay Mint has a small dot or diamond mint mark under Date of the Coin.


 (b) CALCUTTA MINT (Kolkata)-The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Mark beneath the date of coin or an C incuseis seen at 6'o clock position in british india coins.  


 (c) HYDERABAD MINT-The Hyderabad Mint has split diamond or a dot in diamond or five pointed STAR Under the date of coin. 


(d) NOIDA MINT- The Noida Mint has a small or thick dot under the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988. 




Foreign Mint Marks on Indian Coins 

(a) PRETORIA MINT - The Pretoria Mint has diamond markunder the date 1943. 

(b) SEOUL MINT-The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star"under the date of the coin but exactly below the first or Last Digits of dates 1985 and 1997. 

(c) ROYAL MINT LONDON -The Birmingham Mint has a small dotunder the date of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date 1985. 

(d) HEATON PRESS MINT-This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter "H"under the last digit of the date 1985.


(e) ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, OTTAWA-This Ottawa Mint has a "C"mint mark under the date of the coin. (f) MEXICO MINT-The Mexico City Mint has an " M "mint mark under the date of the coin. 


  

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