Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mint Marks on Indian Coins

Indian Mint Marks on Indian Coins
Following are the Mint Mark on the coins where the Coins are manufactured, this mark are have different means, some of the known marks are listed below

Small or Big DIAMOND under the date of the coin


    KOLKATA MINT
    Kolkata Mint has No Mint MARK beneath the date of coin.
     
      Also found as :
    1. Incused & Raised "C" at 6'o Clock Position in British India coins.
          HYDERABAD MINT
          The Hyderabad Mint has Five Pointed STAR Under the date of coin.

            Also found as :
          1. Split diamond below date
          2. Dot in diamond
          NOIDA MINT
          The Noida Mint has a Small or Thick DOT under the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.

          Foreign Mint Marks on Indian Coins

          SEOUL MINT(SOUTH KOREA)-The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star" under the date of the coin but exactly below the Last Digits of dates. ( 2 Rupees 1997 & 98 )


          TAEGU MINT(KOREA)-  The Taegu mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the first Digits of dates (50 Paise1985)


          ROYAL MINT LONDON -The Birmingham Mint has a "Small dot under the date" of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date ( 1 Rupee 1985)


          HEATON PRESS MINT (UK)-This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter "H" under the last digit of the date ( 1 Rupee 1985 )


          ROYAL CANADIAN MINT (OTTAWA)-This Ottawa Mint has a "C" mint mark under the date of the coin. ( 25 Paise 1985,88, 10 Paise 1988 & 50 Paise 1988)


          MEXICO MINT- (OESCHGER MASDACH & Co.) The Mexico City Mint has an " M " beneath O mint mark under the date of the coin ( 1 Rupee 1997)


          MOSCOW MINT – This mint has a mint mark of "MMD" in oval below the date of the coin ( 2 Rupees 2000, 5 Rupees 1999,2000)


          KREMNCA MINT (SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC): Has mint mark of "MK" in circle below the date of the coin (1 Rupee 1998,99,2000,2001)


          PRETORIA MINT (SOUTH AFRICA MINT CO. PVT. LTD )- The Pretoria Mint has "M" in Oval below date ( 2 Rupees 1998)


          TOWER MINT, UK (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
          “U” Shape sign below date (2 Rupees 1999)


          In future I’ll update this with more sample images along with its mints.

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