¼ Anna French India

French India as a colonial entity ceased to exist in 1954, when Pondicherry and the remaining French territories were transferred to India following years of political agitation and a disputed referendum. No French Indian coinage was struck after that period. A steel ¼ Anna dated 2021 from this issuer has no basis in any known official or sanctioned minting program — the data as presented is not internally consistent with the historical record.