Sunday, 14 July 2013

MY COLLECTION - ALBUM NO 3 - BRITISH EMPIRE COINS - KING GEORGE V & VI




















CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY
C/O COL GKS REDDY
Secunderabad - 500 015.


          India was governed by East India Company till 1857, which minted its own coins. The first Indian War of Independence fought in 1857 resulted in widespread devastation in India; many condemned the East India Company for permitting the events to occur. One of the consequences of the Indian war of Independence was that, the British Government Nationalised the Company. The Company lost all its administrative powers; the Crown, pursuant to the provisions of the Government of India Act 1858, took over its Indian possessions, including its armed forces in 1858.



          Though the Indian Territories came under direct control of the British Crown in 1858, East India Company Coins continued as the legal tender till 1861. The first coins of British India (The Raj) were minted only in the year 1862. The Raj was governed by the British Crown during the reign of Queen Victoria, King Edwards VII, King George V and King George VI till Aug 1947. Coins of the Raj were minted in the names of the Reigning Queen / Kings.


          I have divided my collection of British Empire coins into sets of Queen Victoria and the respective Kings. Though the sets are almost complete, there are some missing coins in all the four sets, which I am trying to procure. I am now posting my collection of King George V & VI



MY COLLECTION OF KING GEORGE V - COINS - Only 1/2 Anna coin is missing from my collection






1/12 Anna (Dammidi) – 1928 – King George V






½ Pice (1/8 Anna) – 1936 – King George V






¼ Anna (One Pice) - 1936 – King George V






One Anna (1/16 Rupee) – 1928 – King George V






Two Annas (1/8 Rupee) – 1912 – King George V – Silver






Two Annas – 1919 – King George V - Silver






¼ Rupee (Four Annas – 1919 – King George V






¼ Rupee (Four Annas) – 1919 - King George V – Silver Mixed






8 Annas (1/2 Rupee) – 1919 – King George V






½ Rupee (Eight Annas) – 1919 – King George V






One Rupee – 1920 – King George V



MY COLLECTION OF KING GEORGE VI - COINS - Silver two annas is missing from my collection






1/12 Anna (Dammidi) – King George VI






 ½ Pice (1/8 Anna) – 1940 – King George – VI







¼ Anna (One Pice) – 1941 – King George VI







One Pice (1/4 Anna) – 1945 – with a hole - copper






½ Anna – 1942 – King George – VI – Brass






½ Anna – 1946 – King George VI – Nickel






One Anna (1/16 Rupee) – 1939 – King George VI – Nickel






One Anna (1/16 Rupee) – 1945 – King George VI – Brass






Two Annas (1/8 Rupee) – 1940 – King Geore VI – Nickel






Two Annas (1/8 Rupee) – 1944 – King George VI – Brass






¼ Rupee (Four Annas) – 1944 – King George VI – Silver






¼ Rupee (Four Annas) – 1946 – King George VI with Tiger on Rev – Nickel






½ Rupee (Eight Annas) – 1944 – King George VI – Silver Mixed






½ Rupee (Eight Annas) – 1946 – King George VI with Tiger on Rev – Nickel






One Rupee – 1941 – King George VI – Silver Mixed





One Rupee – 1947 – King George VI – Nickel








Note - Some of the images of coins in my collection, have been taken from the Gallery to the extent available, to save on time & effort involved in photography & editing

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