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1/4 Anna - Edward VII
| Issuer | British Indian Government |
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| Year | 1903-1906 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Edward VII, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair, beard, and facial features, after the portrait model by George William de Saulles. The truncation of the bust is plain and unadorned. The circular legend reads EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, arranged around the periphery, with the title divided on either side of the effigy. The field is smooth and unornamented, and the entire design is enclosed within a toothed border. |
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| Mintage | 1903 - - 105,974,000 1903 - Proof - 1904 - - 104,595,000 1904 - Proof - 1905 - - 130,058,000 1905 - Proof - 1906 - - 47,229,000 1906 - Proof - |
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The quarter anna occupied the lowest rung of British India's fractional copper coinage, and by Edward VII's reign it was already something of an anachronism — the denomination survived largely because rural transactions in many regions still operated below the pice level. These circulated hard through bazaars and village markets, which is why survivors in any grade above Fine are genuinely scarce.
KM#501 spans four years of issue across the Calcutta mint, with no branch mint production.