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1/2 Rupee 1949 Pattern, w/furnace
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The Ashoka Lion Capital, the national emblem of India, is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, showing three lions sejant upon an abacus ornamented with a dharmachakra (Wheel of Law) flanked by a bull and a horse in relief. The circular legend GOVERNMENT . OF . INDIA is incused around the periphery, interrupted by a five-pointed star positioned at the base of the design in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT . OF . INDIA ★ |
| Reverse description | A metal worker is depicted in the central field, shown pouring molten metal from a ladle into a foundry mould, with a furnace and gas pipework visible in the background, evoking the industrial theme of post-independence India. The denomination legend surrounds the central vignette in three scripts — English at the top, Hindi (Devanagari) to the left, and Urdu to the right — while the date 1949 appears in the exergue beneath the central design. |
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