Hello everyone....

When you go through boxes of stuff that you haven’t opened in years, you just never know what you will find.

That is the case with this post for #worldcoinwednesday. Inside my last box from my private security place was a small ziploc bag with a bunch of loose coins in it.

I don’t even know why any of them were in the box even. None of them are in great condition, and none of them have precious metals in them either.

However I did find this coin interesting. One because of the shape, and two because it’s the only coin I’ve ever owned from India I believe.

Up until I looked this coin up on Numista I knew zero about it.

So here is the coin and specs:

Country India - British
Type Standard circulation coin Year 1945 Value 2 Annas = 1/8 Rupee (1/8) Currency Rupee (1862-1947) Composition Nickel brass Weight 5.84 g Diameter 25.30 mm Thickness 1.60 mm Shape Square with rounded corners Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized Yes References KM# 543 Obverse Crowned bust of King George VI, left, English legend around

Lettering: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Reverse Denomination and date within floral design. "Two annas" in 4 languages Urdu, Bengali, Nagari and Telugu

Lettering:
دو آن दो आना দুই মানা 2 ANNAS INDIA 1945 రెండుఅణాఒ

Translation: 2 annas

Edge Plain

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