| Issuer | India - British |
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| Year | 1942-1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Anna (1⁄16) |
| Currency | Rupee (1770-1947) |
| Composition | Nickel brass |
| Weight | 3.89 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Scalloped (with 12 notches) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Percy Metcalfe |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#537a |
| Obverse description | Crowned head of King George VI facing left with his name and role in English around the rim |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR |
| Reverse description | Denomination, date below within floral pattern and the value in four languages: Urdu, Telugu, Bengali & Devanagari outside. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ایک آن ఒకఅణా INDIA AN 1 NA 1944 एक आना এক আনা (Translation: One Anna) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) • Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date) |
| Mintage | 1942 - Calcutta Mint - 194 056 000 1942 • - Mumbai Mint - 103 240 000 1943 - Calcutta Mint - 352 256 000 1943 • - Mumbai Mint - 134 500 000 1944 - Calcutta Mint - 457 608 000 1944 • - Mumbai Mint - 175 208 000 1945 - Calcutta Mint; confirmation needed - 1945 • - Mumbai Mint; confirmation needed - |
| Numisquare ID | 1442076870 |
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