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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.
Hyderabad continued to mint its coins until 1948 when India occupied the state after the Nizam refused to cede it to the new Dominion. In 1950, the Indian rupee was introduced alongside the local currency, with the relationship of 7 Hyderabadi rupees = 6 Indian rupees being used.
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.
Mint Year of Establishment Mint Mark Note Kolkata Mint: 1757 no mint mark beneath the date of the coin Hyderabad Mint: 1803 ★ beneath the date of the coin also split diamond or a dot in diamond on some coins Mumbai Mint: 1829 beneath the date of the coin "B" or "M" in proof sets. Noida Mint: 1988 beneath the date of the coin
The corporation was incorporated by taking over two security presses at Nashik and Hyderabad, two currency note presses at Dewas and Nashik, four mints at Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Noida and one security paper mill at Narmadapuram which were working under the direct administrative control of the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Economic Affairs.
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)
Mint marks: Mumbai = ⧫ Mumbai Proof issues = B Hyderabad = * Noida = ° Kolkata = No mint-mark: Circulation: Demonetised in 2011, See Indian 25-paise coin: Obverse; Design: State Emblem of India with country name. Reverse; Design: Face value and year
Hyderabad = * Noida = ° Kolkata = No ... Ferritic Stainless Steel was used to mint the 25 paisa coin. [1] The diameter of the coin is 19 mm. Weight of the coin is 2. ...