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.
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.