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1 Anna - George VI 2nd portrait, small crown, low relief
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1946-1947 |
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| Value | 1 Anna (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Second portrait effigy of King George VI facing left, wearing a small Imperial State Crown rendered in low relief, engraved by Percy Metcalfe. The king's bare neck and truncated bust are depicted in a restrained, naturalistic style characteristic of the later colonial coinage. The circular Latin legend 'GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR' surrounds the effigy along the scalloped rim, reading from lower left to lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR |
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By 1946, the colonial mint apparatus was already winding down in anticipation of Partition and independence, and production priorities shifted accordingly. This late issue features the second effigy of George VI — a lower-relief rendering adopted to reduce die wear during high-volume runs — alongside a small crown variant that distinguishes it from earlier strikings of the same type. The Calcutta and Bombay mints both contributed to output in these final years, and pieces from each facility circulated well into the early republic before the anna denomination itself was discontinued with decimalization in 1957.