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2 Annas - Edward VII
| Issuer | Government of India (British India) |
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| Year | 1903-1910 |
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| Diameter | 15.4 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Edward VII's Indian coinage was struck almost entirely at the Calcutta and Bombay mints, with Bombay issues identifiable by a small raised dot on the reverse. The 2 Annas occupied an awkward middle position in everyday commerce — too small for major transactions, too large to ignore — and saw heavy circulation in bazaar trade throughout the subcontinent. Dies for this series were prepared in London at the Royal Mint before being shipped out, a logistical arrangement that occasionally introduced inconsistencies in die alignment across the two mints.