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[1] Under United Kingdom law, a bullion coin may be marketed as a coin if it is minted after 1800, is at least 900 thousandths fine, and are (or have been) legal tender in their country of origin. [2] Under United States law, coins that do not meet the legal tender
The most valuable was the star pagoda, 100 of them were worth 350 rupees, issued by the English East India Company at Chennai. [3] [4] A star pagoda weighed 3g (of gold). [5] The second was the Porto Novo pagoda, issued by the Dutch at Thoothukudi and also by the Nawabs of Arcot, and worth about 25% less than the star pagoda. [6]
A 20 paisa coin was minted in 1968. Neither of these coins gained much popularity. The 1, 2 and 3 paisa coins were phased out gradually in the 1970s. In 1982, a new 2 rupee coin was introduced experimentally to replace 2 rupee notes. The 2 rupee coin was not minted again till 1990, after which it was minted every following year.
Besides minting coins, the mints at Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad also make coin blanks. Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata mints have gold assaying facilities and the Mumbai mint produces standardized weights and measures. Mumbai Mint has a state-of-the-art gold refining facility up to 999.9.
United States: New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Art Gallery Numismatic Collection: 120,000 [26] United States: Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution National Numismatic Collection: 1,600,000 [27] [28] United States: Kansas City, Missouri: The Money Museum United States: Cleveland, Ohio: Learning Center and Money Museum United States
Gold coins for sale at the Dubai Gold Souk. A gold coin is a coin that is made mostly or entirely of gold.Most gold coins minted since 1800 are 90–92% gold (22‑karat), while most of today's gold bullion coins are pure gold, such as the Britannia, Canadian Maple Leaf, and American Buffalo.
The standard gold coin was the 8g Dīnāra (Sanskrit: दीनार), [65] modelled after the Roman denarius. Skandagupta later introduced the 9.2g Suvarṇa ( Sanskrit : सुवर्ण ). [ 66 ] [ 67 ] The silver Rūpaka ( Sanskrit : रूपक ) was worth 1/16 of a Dinara, and weighed approximately 20 ratis (2.2678g).
5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France