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1/4 Rupee - Mule Tiger Pattern
| Issuer | India |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | A tiger in full stride is depicted walking to the left, rendered in naturalistic style with fine detail. The trilingual denomination legend surrounds the central device, inscribed in Devanagari, Latin, and Urdu script. The country name 'INDIA' and the date '1947' appear in the lower portion of the field below the tiger. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The "mule tiger" designation refers to a pattern piece combining mismatched dies — in this case, pairing elements not intended for simultaneous use in approved coinage. India's transition year of 1947 produced a number of experimental and pattern strikes as the new government worked to establish a post-independence coinage identity, and several tiger-motif designs were explored before being abandoned entirely in favor of the Sarnath lion capital. SW#9.101 is known from only a handful of confirmed specimens.