1/4 Anna - Edward VII

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.