| Issuer | India |
| Year | 1950-1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1950-1957) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 5.78 g |
| Dimensions | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#6 |
| Obverse description | Ashoka lion capitol, legend in English surrounds |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |
| Reverse description | Value flanked by stalks of wheat, date below, and the legend `Aadha Rupya` in Devnagari |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | आधा रुपया
1/2 RUPEE
1950 (Translation: Half Rupee 1/2 Rupee 1950) |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) ♦/small dot Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date) |
| Mintage | 1950 - KM#6.1 (large lion) - 1 100 000 1950 ♦ - KM#6.1 (large lion) - 12 352 000 1950 ♦ - KM#6.1 (large lion) Proof - 1951 ♦ - KM#6.1 (large lion) - 9 239 000 1954 - KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion) - 36 300 000 1954 ♦ - KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion) Proof - 1955 ♦ - KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion) - 18 977 000 1956 - KM#6.3 (dots missing between words) - 24 900 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3794047600 |
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