India, British India, 1944 AD., George VI, Bombay mint, 1/4 Rupee, Pridmore 467.

India, British India, George VI, Bombay mint, engraver Percy Metcalfe (obverse), 1944 AD.,
1/4 Rupee (19 mm / 2,96 g), 0.5000 silver, official weight at mint state 2,91 g., actual weights 2,89-2,98 g., mintage 170.504.400 , medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), security edge, varnished,
Obv.: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR , his crowned head facing l., dot beneath (Bombay mint mark), all within a raised, decorative-toothed border.
Rev.: 1/4 / RUPEE / INDIA / 1944 / ... , legend in English and Persian within a single line circle, 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 that is in turn within a raised, decorative-toothed border. Bombay mint mark: small dot or diamond on the reverse under the ornate (the lotus flower) near the bottom of the coin, normal lotus shape at bottom.
Pridmore 467 ; Brt. 3892 ; KM 547 ; http://www.baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india/GeorgeVI/CatGeoVI_QuarterRupee.htm . Rarity: common .

During 1943 the edge changed from reeded (KM 546) to security edge (KM 547)
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage / Details
1943 • 95,200,000 Bombay mint
1943 L 23,700,000 Lahore mint
1944 • 170,504,000 Bombay mint
1944 L 86,400,000 Lahore mint
1945 • 181,648,000 Bombay mint
1945 L 29,750,953 Lahore mint

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