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2 Annas - George V
| Issuer | India - British |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Value | 2 Annas (1/8) |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE V KING EMPEROR |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
The 1911 issue carries the "pig rupee" controversy at its margins — the obverse die used for George V's Delhi Durbar coinage was rumored among Indian Muslims and Hindus alike to depict an elephant and pig hidden in the king's hair, sparking protests serious enough that the Royal Mint modified subsequent dies. Whether the figures were ever truly present or were pareidolia amplified by political tension remains debated, but the Mint's response was unambiguous.