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15 Rupees - George V
| Issuer | India - British |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE V KING EMPEROR |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 15-rupee denomination was introduced specifically to align with the sovereign — struck at the same weight and fineness so it could circulate interchangeably with the British gold sovereign across India. George V sovereigns were struck at the Bombay Mint from 1918, the only year this facility produced gold coinage for the King-Emperor. The denomination itself was essentially an accounting convenience: one sovereign equaled fifteen rupees at the then-prevailing exchange rate, making dual-currency bookkeeping unnecessary for government transactions.
Mintage was extremely limited, and the piece was never intended for ordinary circulation.