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India Government Mint, Hyderabad was established in 1803 AD by Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III as a private mint and along with other private mints in the country. The mint produced Indian coins in the name of Emperor of India. Initially the mint was situated at Sultan Sahi in Moghalpura suburb of the Hyderabad city.
Mumbai Mint has a state-of-the-art gold refining facility up to 999.9. Hyderabad Mint has electrolytic silver refining facility up to 999.9. Commemorative coins are made at Mumbai and Kolkata. Kolkata and Hyderabad have facilities for making medallions, too. The Noida mint was the first in the country to mint coins of stainless steel.
Hasrat Mohani Library, also known as Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad, and formerly known as Holm Stead Free Readers Hall, (Urdu: حسرت موہانی لائبریری) is a public library located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, adjacent to Pacco Qillo. [2] It is the oldest library in the city of Hyderabad. [1]
The Pakistan Mint was founded in September 1943 as His Majesty's Mint when, during World War II, the British Indian government relocated mint operations from Calcutta to Lahore in response to Japanese bombing. [1] After the partition of India in 1947, the mint was renamed Pakistan Mint. [1] [2]
Mint Mark Description Comments Hyderabad ☆ Five-pointed star: Kolkata: No mint-mark: Since this was the first Indian mint, coins minted in Kolkata don't carry a mark. [7] Mumbai ⧫ Diamond • Small dot (solid) B: Letter B below year: M: Letter M below year: On coins minted after 1996. Noida ° Small dot (hollow)
The acute shortage of silver during the First World War and the contributions of Hyderabad to the British war effort led them to accept, in 1918, paper currency in denominations of 10 and 100 rupees issued under the Hyderabad Currency Act. [2] The currency was designated asOsmania Sicca (OS). One- and five-rupee notes were subsequently issued ...
Hyderabad (Sindhi: حيدرآباد ; Urdu: حيدرآباد; / ˈ h aɪ d ər ə b ɑː d /) [4] is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the 7th largest in Pakistan .
Mint marks: Mumbai = ⧫ Mumbai Proof issues = B Hyderabad = * Noida = ° Kolkata = No mint-mark: Circulation: Demonetized: Catalog number: KM#398, KM#374 and KM#70 to KM#55: Obverse; Design: State Emblem of India with country name. Reverse