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1 Rupee - George VI
| Issuer | Government of India |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1770-1947) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George VI, engraved by Percy Metcalfe, depicted with a bare neck and wearing the Imperial State Crown adorned with fleurs-de-lis and crosses pattée. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the crown's jewelled band and the king's facial features. The circular legend reads GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR, distributed around the upper and right periphery of the field. A small dot appears below the truncation of the bust near the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Devanagari/Arabic |
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The 1947 Rupee occupies an odd administrative position: it was struck under British authority for British India yet entered circulation as India crossed into independence on August 15th of that year. The Government of India continued issuing George VI coinage well into 1950, pending the establishment of the Republic and its own currency infrastructure.
KM#559 was produced at multiple mints — Bombay, Calcutta, and Lahore — with the Lahore facility transferring to Pakistan following Partition. Coins struck there in 1947 represent the final output of that mint under unified Indian administration.