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25 Cents - George VI with IND:IMP:
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1937-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP: HP (Translation: George VI, King and Emperor of India by the grace of God) |
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| Mintage | 1937 - - 2,690,176 1937 - Double HP; mintage included with 1937 - 1938 - - 3,149,245 1939 - - 3,532,495 1940 - - 9,583,650 1941 - - 6,654,672 1942 - - 6,935,871 1943 - - 13,559,575 1944 - - 7,216,237 1945 - - 5,296,495 1946 - - 2,210,810 1947 - Dot instead of the maple leaf (used up matrix), 1948, mintage included with 1947 regular date - 1947 - Maple leaf (1948) - 4,393,938 1947 - Regular date - 1,524,554 |
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The "IND:IMP:" abbreviation — standing for Indiae Imperator, Emperor of India — disappeared from Canadian coinage after 1947, when Indian independence made the title untenable. The Royal Canadian Mint had already prepared 1948-dated dies, but with the title's removal requiring a complete redesign, production lagged badly. To cover the gap, the Mint struck large quantities of 1947-dated coins with a tiny maple leaf after the date, a makeshift solution to indicate they were actually struck in 1948.