India Coins Metal and Mints Details

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COMPOSITION OF METALS USED IN INDIAN COINS
(i) Gold (1835-1918) 91.7% or 22 Carat.

(ii) Standard Silver (1835-1939) 91.7%SiLver+8.3% Copper.

(iii) Silver Alloy (1939-1945) 50%Silver+ 40%Copper+ 5%Nickel+ 5%Zinc.

(iv) Silver Alloy (1969-71) 80%Silver+ 15%Copper+ 5%Nickel.

(v) Silver Alloy (1972-2002) 50%Silver+40% Copper+ 5%Nickel+5%Zinc.

(vi) Copper (1835-1906) Pure Copper.

(vii) Bronze (1906-64) 95-97% Copper+ 4%-21/2%Tin+1.00%;0.50%Zinc.

(viii) Copper-Nickel (1906-2002) 75%Copper+ 25%Nickel.

(ix) Nickel Brass (1964-71,2009-11) 79%Copper+ 20%Zinc+ 1%Nickel.

(x) Nickel (1946-1974) Pure Nickel.

(xi) Aluminum (1965-93) 96%Aluminium+4% Magnesium.

(xii) Aluminum Bronze (1969-71) 92% Copper+ 2%Nickel+6%Aluminium.

(xiii) Stainless Steel (1988-2002) Ferritic Stainless Steel (Iron 83%,Chromium17%) 


Establishment of Mints in INDIA

East India Company set up the following three mints in the 17th and 18thcentury: -

1. Madras (now Chennai) Mint in 1640 A.D.
2. Bombay (now Mumbai) Mint in 1671 A.D.
3. Calcutta (now Kolkata) Mint in 1759 A.D.

These mints were again reset up as bigger one and with the latest technology, at Bombay & Calcutta in 1829 A.D. However Madras Mint was closed in1869.

Before 1947, (Pre-Partition of India). There were four mints, namely at Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore and Madras.

After 1947, (Post Partition of India). There are four mints, namely Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad and Noida. There are four mints in India each with a long & distinguished history that produce coins which serve our everyday needs, The two oldest are Alipore (Calcutta) and Bombay mints, both were Established in 1829 by the British Government, though the former was originally located in Calcutta and moved to its present site in 1952. The Hyderabad mint was established in 1903 by the Government of the erstwhile Nizam of Hyderabad and was taken over by the Government of India in 1950 & started minting since 1953. Noida mint was set up in 1986 and started minting ferritic stainless steel coins from 1988.

Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) was formed after corporatisation of nine units including four mints, four presses and one paper mill which were earlier functioning under the Ministry of Finance. The Company was incorporated on 13.01.2006 under the Companies Act, 1956 with its headquarters at 16th Floor, Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi. SPMCIL, a Miniratna Category-I CPSE, and wholly owned Schedule ‘A’ Company of Government of India, is engaged in the manufacture of security paper, minting of coins, printing of currency and bank notes, non-judicial stamp papers, postage stamps, travel documents, etc. The employees’ strength of SPMCIL is about 15,000 in all its nine units. The Company has four Presses, four Mints and one Paper Mill to meet the requirements of RBI for Currency Notes and Coins and State Governments for Non-Judicial Stamp Papers and Postal Departments for postal stationery, stamps etc. and Ministry of External Affairs for passports, visa stickers and other travel documents. Other products are commemorative coins, MICR and Non-MICR cheques etc. 

Links to the official website of the Indian Mints : 
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. 

The monetary system of India proceeded as follows:
  • 1835-1947
    • 3 Pies = 1 Pice
    • 4 Pice = 1 Anna
    • 16 Annas = 1 Rupee
    • 15 Rupees = 1 Mohur
  • 1950-1957
    • 4 Pice = 1 Anna
    • 16 Annas = 1 Rupee
  • 1957-1963
    • 100 Naye Paise = 1 Rupee
  • 1964-
    • 100 Paise = 1 Rupee 
Before Independent Coins List


Half (½) Pice

Victoria Queen & Empress

1862, 1885, 1891, 1893, 1894,1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901



Edward VII

1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910

 

 

George V

1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922,1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

 

 George VI

1939, 1940

1/12 Anna

Victoria Queen & Empress

1862, 1876, 1882, 1889, 1895, 1897, 1901

 

Edward VII King

1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 


George V

1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

George VI King

1939, 1941
¼ Quarter Anna

Victoria Queen & Empress

1862, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901

 

Edward VII

1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910


George V

1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

George VI

1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942

Other Coins


1 Pice – 1943 (Round Head), 1 Pice – 1944 (Lahore Mint), 1 Pice – 1945 (Lahore Mint)

East India Company


½ Anna-Year 1835, 1845
¼ Anna-Year 1857, 1858
½ Pice, Year 1853,
1/12 Anna, Year 1848
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Right since India became Republic on 26th January 1950 coins were minted at various mints in the country. The mints at which these coins were minted were identified by the locations. These are as follows:

B-Bombay Mint | C-Calcutta Mint | H-Hyderabad Mint | N-Noida Mint


No coins were minted by Indian Government right after it's independence on August 15th 1947 until 1950. During the period from 1947-1950, the Government of India continued using the coins that were in circulation (for example) The coins that were minted by the British. The Indian Government minted coins of 1947 until 1950. On 26th January 1950, the scenario changed after India became Republic. In 1949, the Government Mint produced 14 types of pattern proof coins made of Nickel, Cupro-Nickel Alloy or Brass. Their mintage was very few and each of them is much valued.


Following are the Mint Mark on the coins where the Coins are manufactured, this mark are have different means, some of the known marks are listed below,

1. Mumbai Mint Mark

The Bombay (Now Mumbai) Mint has a Small  Diamond mint mark under Date of the Coin.  

Mumbai Mint

2. Kolkata (Calcutta) Mint Mark

The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Mark beneath the date of coin.

Kolkata Mint

3. Hyderabad Mint Mark

The Hyderabad Mint has Five Pointed Star Under the date of coin.
    Also found as : 
  • Split diamond below date
  • Dot in diamond
  • Star below date
Hyderabad Mint

4. Noida Mint Mark

The Noida Mint has a small or thick dot under the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.

Noida Mint


Foreign Mint Marks on Indian Coins

I. Seoul Mint (South Korea) - The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the Last Digits of dates 1997.


Seoul Mint


II. Taegu Mint (Korea) - The Taegu mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the first Digits of dates 1985.


Taegu Mint (Korea)


III. Royal Mint London (UK) - The  Mint has a small dot(Diamond) under the date of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date 1985.
Royal Mint London (UK)


IV. Heaton Press Mint (Birmingham,U.K) - This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter “H” exactly below the last Digit of the date 1985.


Heaton Press Mint (UK)


V. Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa (Canada) - This Ottawa Mint has a“C” mint mark below the date of the coin.
Royal Canadian Mint


VI. Mexico City Mint (Oeschger Masdach and Co.) - The Mexico City Mint has an mint mark of “M” beneath “O” under the date of the coin.


Mexico City Mint


VII. Moscow Mint, Russia – This mint has a mint mark of “MMD” in oval below the date of the coin. example - Two rupees and Five rupees (2000 A.D)


Moscow Mint


VIII. Slovakia Kremnca Mint (Slovakia Republic) - Has mint mark of“MK in circle” below the date of the coin on rupee 1998-2000.

Slovakia Kremnca Mint


IX. Pretoria Mint (South Africa Mint) - Has  “M” under date in 1998 two rupee coin.


Pretoria Mint


X. Tower Mint, UK (Dominican Republic) - 

Tower Mint, U.K

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All Coin List Year Wise of Independent India (1950 to 2010)

Note: In the * Red colored Mint Place Coins are Very Rare


Half (1/2) Anna

1950 Mumbai, Kolkata*(Rare)
1954 Mumbai, Kolkata*
1955 Mumbai, Kolkata

One Anna

1950 Mumbai
1954 Mumbai
1955 Not Issue

Two Anna

1950 Mumbai
1954 Mumbai
1955 Mumbai*

One Pice (Horse Anna)

1950 Mumbai, Kolkata
1951 Mumbai, Kolkata
1952 Mumbai
1953 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1954 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1955 Mumbai, Hyderabad*

One Paisa - Copper and Brass

1957 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1958 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1958 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1960 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1961 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1962 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1963 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1964 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad

1 Paisa - Aluminum

1965 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1966 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1967 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1968 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1969 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1970 Kolkata
1971 Hyderabad
1972 Mumbai, Hyderabad

Two Paise - Copper Nickel

1957 Mumbai, Kolkata
1958 Mumbai, Kolkata
1958 Mumbai, Kolkata
1960 Mumbai, Kolkata
1961 Mumbai, Kolkata
1962 Mumbai, Kolkata
1963 Mumbai, Kolkata
1964 Mumbai, Kolkata

 Two Paise - Aluminium

1965 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1966 Mumbai, Kolkata
1967 Mumbai, Kolkata
1968 Mumbai, Kolkata
1969 Mumbai*
1970 Kolkata
1971 Kolkata
1972 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1973 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1974 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1975 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1976 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1977 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1978 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1979 Hyderabad*

Three Paise - Aluminium

1964 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1965 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1966 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1967 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1968 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1969 Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1970 Kolkata
1971 Kolkata, Hyderabad

 Five Paise - Copper Nickel

1957 Mumbai, Kolkata
1958 Mumbai, Kolkata
1959 Mumbai, Kolkata*
1960 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1961 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1962 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1963 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1964 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1965 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1966 Mumbai*, Kolkata*

Five Paise - Aluminium

1967 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1968 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1969 Mumbai*
1970 Mumbai*, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1971 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1972 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1973 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1974 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1975 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1976 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1977 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1978 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1979 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1980 Mumbai, Kolkata
1981 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1982 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1983 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1984 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1985 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad
1986 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1987 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1988 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1989 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1990 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1991 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1992 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1993 Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1994 Hyderabad*

Ten Paise - Alloy

1957 Mumbai, Kolkata
1958 Mumbai, Kolkata
1958 Mumbai, Kolkata
1960 Mumbai*
1961 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1962 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1963 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1964 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1965 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1966 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1967 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad

Ten Paise - Brass

1968 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1969 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1970 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1971 Mumbai

Ten Paise - Aluminum (Big Size)

1971 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1972 Mumbai, Kolkata
1973 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1974 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1975 Mumbai, Kolkata
1976 Kolkata*
1977 Mumbai, Kolkata
1978 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1979 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1980 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1981 Mumbai, Kolkata
1982 Kolkata, Hyderabad

Ten Paise - Aluminum (Small Size)

1983 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1984 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1985 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1986 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1987 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1990 Mumbai*
1991 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1992 Not Issue
1993 Kolkata*

 Ten Paise - Stainless Steel (Small Size)

1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1990 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1991 Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1992 Noida*
1993 Hyderabad*
1994 Not Issue
1995 Not Issue
1996 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1997 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1998 Mumbai*, Kolkata*


Twenty Paise - Brass

1968 Mumbai, Kolkata*
1969 Mumbai, Kolkata*
1970 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1971 Mumbai

Twenty Paise - Aluminum

1982 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1983 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1984 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1985 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1986 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1987 Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1989 Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1990 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1991 Kolkata, Hyderabad
1992 Hyderabad*
1993 Not Issue
1994 Hyderabad*
1995 Not Issue
1996 Hyderabad*
1997 Hyderabad*
Twenty Five Paise -


1950 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1951 Mumbai*, Kolkata
1954 Kolkata
1955 Mumbai*, Kolkata
1956 Kolkata
1957 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1958 Not Issue
1959 Mumbai, Kolkata
1960 Mumbai, Kolkata
1961 Mumbai, Kolkata
1962 Mumbai, Kolkata
1963 Mumbai, Kolkata
1964 Mumbai, Kolkata
1965 Mumbai, Kolkata
1966 Mumbai, Kolkata
1967 Mumbai*, Kolkata
1968 Kolkata*
Twenty Five Paise - Copper Nickel


1972 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1973 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1974 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1975 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1976 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1977 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1978 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1979 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1980 Mumbai*, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1981 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad
1982 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1983 Kolkata*
1984 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1985 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Foreign
1986 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1987 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1990 Mumbai*

Twenty Five Paise - Stainless Steel


1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1990 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1991 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1992 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*, Noida
1993 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida
1994 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*, Noida
1995 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1996 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1997 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida
1998 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1999 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2000 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2001 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida
2002 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*

Fifty Paise - Steel


1950 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1951 Mumbai
1954 Kolkata
1955 Mumbai*
1956 Kolkata
1957 Not Issue
1958 Not Issue
1959 Not Issue
1960 Mumbai, Kolkata
1961 Mumbai, Kolkata
1962 Mumbai, Kolkata
1963 Mumbai, Kolkata
1964 Kolkata
1965 Not Issue
1966 Not Issue 
1967 Mumbai, Kolkata
1968 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1969 Mumbai, Kolkata
1970 Mumbai, Kolkata
1971 Kolkata

Fifty Paise - Cupro-Nickel



1972 Mumbai, Kolkata
1973 Mumbai, Kolkata
1974 Mumbai, Kolkata
1975 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1976 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1977 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1978 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1979 Not Issue
1980 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1981 Not Issue
1982 Not Issue
1983 Kolkata*
1984 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1985 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Foreign
1986 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1987 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1990 Mumbai*
Fifty Paise - Stainless Steel


1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1990 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1991 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1992 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1993 Mumbai*, Kolkata, Hyderabad*, Noida
1994 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1995 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida
1996 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1997 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida
1998 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1999 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2000 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2001 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2002 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2003 Mumbai*
2004 Not Issue
2005 Not Issue
2006 Not Issue
2007 Kolkata, Noida
2008 Mumbai, Noida
2009 Mumbai, Noida
2010 Kolkata, Hyderabad
2011 New Symbol Coin Released (i have update Very soon)

One Rupee - Big Size - Copper


1950 Mumbai*
1951 Not Issue
1952 Not Issue
1953 Not Issue
1954 Mumbai*
1955 Not Issue
1956 Not Issue
1957 Not Issue
1958 Not Issue
1959 Not Issue
1960 Not Issue
1961 Not Issue
1962 Kolkata
1963 Not Issue
1964 Not Issue
1965 Not Issue
1966 Not Issue
1967 Not Issue
1968 Not Issue
1969 Not Issue
1970 Mumbai*
1971 Not Issue
1972 Not Issue
1973 Not Issue
1974 Not Issue
1975 Mumbai, Kolkata*
1976 Mumbai, Kolkata
1977 Mumbai
1978 Mumbai, Kolkata
1979 Mumbai, Kolkata*
1980 Mumbai, Kolkata
1981 Mumbai, Kolkata
1982 Mumbai
One Rupee - Small Size - Steel


1982 Mumbai*
1983 Mumbai, Kolkata
1984 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1985 Mumbai, Kolkata, Foreign
1986 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1987 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad*
1988 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1989 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1990 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1991 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad

One Rupee - Stainless Steel


1992 Mumbai, Hyderabad
1993 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1994 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1995 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1996 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1997 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
1998 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
1999 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2000 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2001 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2002 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2003 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2004 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida


One Rupee - Stainless Steel (Cross Coin)


2004 Mumbai
2005 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida*
2006 Hyderabad, Noida

One Rupee - Stainless Steel (Ashoka Lion Symbol Coin)


2007 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*Noida
2008 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2009 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2010 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2011 New Rupee Symbol Coin Released (i have update Very soon)

Two Rupees - Copper Nickel


1990 Mumbai, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1992 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1993 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1994 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1995 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1996 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1997 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Foreign
1998 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
1999 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2000 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2001 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2002 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2003 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2004 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*

Two Rupees - Stainless Steel (Cross Coin)


2005 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*, Noida*
2006 Hyderabad, Noida
2007 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida

Two Rupees - Stainless Steel (Ashoka Lion Symbol Coin)



2008 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2009 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2010 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2011 New Rs. Symbol Coin Released (i have update Very soon)  

Five Rupees - Copper Nickel


1992 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*
1993 Mumbai*, Kolkata*
1994 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1995 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1996 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1997 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1997 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1998 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
1999 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2000 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida, Foreign
2001 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2002 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2003 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Noida
2004 Mumbai*, Kolkata*, Hyderabad*


Five Rupees - Stainless Steel (Cross Coin)


2007 Kolkata*

Five Rupees - Stainless Steel (Wave - Ashoka Lion Symbol)


2007 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
2008 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad


Five Rupees - Brass (Ashoka Lion Symbol)


2009 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
2010 Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
2011 New Rs. Symbol Coin Released (i have update Very soon)  

Ten Rupees - Bi Metal


2005 Noida*
2006 Noida
2007 Noida*
2008 Noida
2009 Noida*
2010 Noida , Hyderabad* 
2011 New Rs. Symbol Coin Released (i have update Very soon)

India Government and foreign Mints

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

Coin.


Mumbai Mint


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


Kolkata Mint


HYDERABAD MINT-The Hyderabad Mint has split diamond or a dot in diamond or five pointed STARUnder the date of coin.


Hyderabad Mint


NOIDA MINT- The Noida Mint has a small or thick dotunder the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.


Noida Mint


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


SEOUL MINT(SOUTH KOREA)-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.


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


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


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


MOSCOW MINT – This mint has a mint mark of MMD in oval below the date of the coin.


KREMNCA MINT (SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC): Has mint mark of MK in circle below the date of the coin.




I.G. Mint, HyderabadI.G. Mint, Noida

I.G. Mint, Culcutta

I.G. Mint, Bombay

Slovakia mint


Pretoria mint South Africa

Seoul mint Korea

London mint mark

Tower mint United Kingdom

Mexico mint

Heaton Mint Birmingham

Moscow mint Russia

Winnipeg(Canada) mint

3. EDGES : There are four types of edges of coins.

(a) Reeded Edge (Milled Edge, with cross serrations on Rim).
(b) Plain edge (No mark on Rim).
(c) Security Edge (with a deep Indentation on the Rim as if in Two parts).
(d) Oblique Edge (with serration at an Angle of 30°-45° to the Rim). During the period 1835-1947, coins with first three types of edges have been issued.


4. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINTS IN INDIA : EAST INDIA COMPANY set up the following three mints in the seventeenth and eighteenth century:-
(a) MADRAS MINT in 1640 A.D.(b) BOMBAY MINT in 1671 A.D.(c) CALCUTTA MINT in 1759 A.D.These mints were again reset up as bigger one and with the latest technology, at Bombay & Calcutta in 1829 A.D. However Madras Mint was closed in1869. (i) Before1947, i.e. pre-partition of India. There were four mints, namely at Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore and Madras.(ii) After 1947, i.e. Post partition of India. There are four mints, namely Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad and Noida.

There are four mints in India each with a long & distinguished history that produce coins which serve our everyday needs, The two oldest are Alipore (Calcutta)and Bombay mints, both were Established in 1829 by the British Government, though the former was originally located in Calcutta and moved to its present site in 1952. The Hyderabad mint was established in 1903 by the Government of the erstwhile Nizam of Hyderabad and was taken over by the Government of India in 1950 & started minting since 1953. Noida mint was set up in 1986 and started minting ferritic stainless steel coins from 1988.

5. MINT MARKS ON 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 markunder Date of the Coin.
(b) CALCUTTA MINT (Kolkata)-The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Markbeneath 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 STARUnder the date of coin.
(d) LAHORE MINT- The Lahore Mint has a letter "L"mint mark under the date of the coin.Production started on 5th October 1943 A.D.
(e) NOIDA MINT- The Noida Mint has a small or thick dotunder 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.




TECHNIQUE OF MINTING COINS : There are four methods of Minting Coins:-

(a) Punch Marked
(b) Casting
(c) Repousse
(d) Die-Struck (Milled)
Since nineteenth century, the die-struck milled method is being followed in every country. Machine minted coins have better finish, the labour cost is much reduced and output is manifold. In 1790, the above machines were brought from England, and manufacturing of Milled Coins started at Calcutta.