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British India collection - at a glance

This is a quick guide on what coins were minted for the copper and silver issues for British India 1862-1947.
For some types there are numerous varieties and while below is quite an extensive list there are more sub-varieties that can be examined.
As I do not collect proofs they are not covered.

The below type-finder is based on the F Pridmore's book "The coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 2. but also credited to Franklin Campbell for his invaluable pages - I have reproduced my own version here just for ease of use for me.

Rupees Obverse

Bust A - The front of the dress has 3-3/4 panels

Bust B - The front of the dress has 4 1/4 panels

Bust C - The front of the dress has 3-1/3 panels
Rupees Reverse

Reverse I - The top flower is open with long, curved petals. The "1" in the date has a flat top.

Reverse II - The top flower is closed. The "1" in the date has a slanted top

Reverse III - The top flower is half open. The "1" in the date (1862) has a flat top.
No example

Reverse IV - three large petals on lotus flower to left of date.
Dots
For the x/xx notation below
the first number is the dots
above the "N" in "ONE" while
the second is the dots below the date.
Quarter Rupees Obverse

Bust A - The front of the dress has 4 panels. Bottom panel of jabot with flower leaning to r. "A" in centre of ground line

Bust B - The front of the dress has 3-3/4 panels. Bottom panel not complete, flower in centre.

Bust C - The front of the dress has 3 panels. Bottom panel of jabot with flower leaning to l.
Quarter Rupees Reverse

Reverse I - The top flower has petals at its base that are long and curve downward. The slash in "1/4" is long.

Reverse II - The top flower has petals at its base that are short and less curved. The slash in "1/4" is short
Dots
There are 4 different mint marks seen on the 1/4 Rupees and a difference in the milling for 1862 issues from Calcutta and Madras

Incuse "C" for Calcutta
Incuse "B" for Bombay
Raised "B" for Bombay
Dot mint mark for Bombay

Different diameters
19.3-19.4mm for Calcutta
19.7-19.8mm for Bombay
19.9-20.0mm for Madras


Victoria
1/12 Anna 1/2 Pice 1/4 Anna 2 Annas 1/4 Rupee 1/2 Rupee 1 Rupee
KM465
1862 Calcutta
1862 Bombay
1862 Madras
KM483
1877 Calcutta
1877 Bombay
1878 Calcutta
1881 Bombay
1882 Calcutta
1883 Calcutta
1883 Bombay
1884 Bombay
1885 Calcutta
1886 Calcutta
1886 Bombay
1887 Calcutta
1887 Bombay
1888 Calcutta
1888 Bombay
1889 Calcutta
1889 Bombay
1890 Calcutta
1891 Calcutta
1892 Calcutta
1893 Calcutta
1894 Calcutta
1895 Calcutta
1896 Calcutta
1897 Calcutta
1898 Calcutta
1899 Calcutta
1901 Calcutta
KM466
1862 Calcutta
1862 Madras
KM484
1885 Calcutta
1886 Calcutta
1887 Calcutta
1888 Calcutta
1889 Calcutta
1890 Calcutta
1891 Calcutta
1892 Calcutta
1893 Calcutta
1894 Calcutta
1895 Calcutta
1896 Calcutta
1897 Calcutta
1898 Calcutta
1899 Calcutta
1900 Calcutta
1901 Calcutta
KM467
1862 Calcutta
raised "v"
1862 Calcutta
Type 2 Rev.
1862 Bombay
incuse "v"
1862 Bombay dot
1862 Madras
1874 Calcutta
1875 Calcutta
1875 Bombay
1876 Calcutta
1876 Bombay
1877 Calcutta
1878 Calcutta
1878 Bombay
1879 Calcutta
1880 Calcutta
1882 Bombay
1882 Calcutta
1883 Bombay
1883 Calcutta
1884 Bombay
1884 Calcutta
1885 Calcutta
1886 Bombay
1886 Calcutta
1887 Bombay
1887 Calcutta
1888 Bombay
1888 Calcutta
1889 Bombay
1889 Calcutta
1890 Calcutta
1891 Calcutta
1894 Calcutta
1895 Calcutta
1895 Calcutta
1897 Calcutta
1898 Calcutta
1899 Calcutta
1900 Calcutta
1901 Calcutta
KM469
1862 Bombay
1862 Calcutta long petals
1862 Calcutta short petals
1862 Madras
1874 Calcutta
1874 Bombay
1874 Bombay bead
1875 Calcutta
1875 Bombay
1876 Calcutta
1876 Bombay
1876 Bombay bead
KM488
1877 Calcutta BII dot
1877 Calcutta BII
1877 Calcutta AI
1877 Bombay AI
1878 Calcutta BII
1878 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1878 Bombay AI
1879 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1879 Bombay BI dot
1880 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1881 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1881 Bombay AI dot
1881 Bombay AII dot
1881 Bombay BII dot
1882 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1882 Bombay AI dot
1882 Bombay BII dot
1882 Bombay BII dot
1883 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1883 Bombay AI dot
1883 Bombay BII dot
1884 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1884 Bombay AI
1884 Bombay AI dot
1884 Bombay AI dot raised "B"
1884 Bombay BII dot
1884 Bombay BII dot incuse "B"
1884 Bombay BII dot raised "B"
1885 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1885 Bombay AI raised "B"
1885 Bombay BII raised "B"
1886 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1886 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1887 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1887 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1888 Calcutta BII
1888 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1889 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1889 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1890 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1890 Bombay BII
1890 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1890 Bombay BII raised "B"
1891 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1891 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1892 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1892 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1893 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1893 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1893 Bombay BII 3/2 overdate
1894 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1894 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1895 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1896 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1896 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1897 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1897 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1898 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1898 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1900 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1900 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1900 Bombay BII raised "B"
1901 Calcutta BII incuse "c"
1901 Bombay BI incuse "B"
1901 Bombay BII incuse "B"
1901 Bombay BI raised "B"
1901 Bombay BII raised "B"
KM470
1862 Calcutta
1862 Bombay
1862 Madras
1874 Calcutta
1874 Bombay dot
1875 Calcutta
1875 Bombay
1876 Calcutta
1876 Bombay
KM490
1877 Calcutta BI
1877 Bombay AI dot
1877 Bombay BI dot
1878 CII
1879 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1880 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1881 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1881 Bombay BI dot
1881 Bombay CII dot
1882 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1882 Bombay AII dot
1882 Bombay BI dot
1882 Bombay CII dot
1883 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1883 Bombay BI dot
1884 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1884 Bombay CI
1884 Bombay CII
1884 Bombay CII dot
1885 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1885 Bombay BI
1885 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1886 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1886 Calcutta CII
1886 Bombay CII raised "B"
1887 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1887 Bombay CII raised "B"
1888 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1888 Bombay CII raised "B"
1888 Bombay CII incuse"B"
1889 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1889 Bombay CII incuse "B"
1890 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1890 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1890 Bombay CII incuse "B"
1891 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1891 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1892 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1892 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1893 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1893 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1894 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1894 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1896 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1897 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1897 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1898 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1898 Bombay CI incuse "B"
1900 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
1901 Calcutta CII incuse "c"
KM472
1862 Calcutta AI
1862 Calcutta AIV
1862 Calcutta DI
1862 Bombay BIII
1862 Bombay CIII
1874 Bombay BII dot
1875 Calcutta AI
1875 Bombay BII dot
1876 Calcutta AI
1876 Bombay BII dot
KM491
1877 Calcutta AI
1877 Bombay BII dot
1878 Calcutta AI
1879 Calcutta AI
1879 Bombay AII
1880 Calcutta AI
1881 Calcutta AI
1881 Bombay AII
1881 Bombay BII dot
1882 Calcutta AI
1882 Calcutta AII
1882 Bombay AII dot
1882 Bombay BII dot
1883 Calcutta AI
1884 Calcutta AI
1884 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1884 Bombay AII dot
1884 Bombay BII
1885 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1885 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1885 Bombay AI raised 'B' dot
1886 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1886 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1887 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1887 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1888 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1888 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1888 Bombay AII
1889 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1889 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1891 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1892 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1892 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1893 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1893 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1894 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1894 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1896 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1897 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1897 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1898 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1898 Bombay AII raised 'B'
1899 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1899 Bombay AII raised 'B'
KM473
1862 Bombay BII 0/6
1862 Bombay AII 1/10
1862 Bombay BII 1/10
1862 Bombay AII 1/7
1862 Bombay AI 0/4
1862 Bombay AI 1/2
1862 Bombay AII 0/2
1862 Bombay AII 0/4
1862 Bombay AII 0/5
1862 Bombay AII 0/6
1862 Bombay AII 0/7
1862 Bombay AII 0/8
1862 Bombay AII 0/9
1862 Bombay AII 0/10
1862 Bombay AII 0/12
1862 Bombay AII 1/1
1862 Bombay AII 1/11
1862 Bombay AII 2/0
1862 Bombay AII 2/4
1862 Bombay BI 0/4
1862 Bombay BII 0/0
1862 Bombay BII 0/3
1862 Bombay BII 0/4
1862 Bombay BII 0/5
1862 Bombay BII 0/7
1862 Bombay BII 1/0
1862 Bombay BII 2/0
1862 Bombay BII 3/0
1862 Bombay BII 0/0
1862 Bombay CI 1/1
1862 Bombay CI 1/2
1862 Bombay CII 1/2
1862 Calcutta AII
1862 Calcutta AIII
1862 Calcutta BII
1862 Calcutta BIII
1862 Madras AI
1862 Madras AII
1862 Madras BII
1874 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1874 Bombay AII dot
1874 Bombay AII
1874 Bombay CII
1875 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1875 Bombay AII dot
1875 Bombay CII dot
1876 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1876 Bombay AII dot
1876 Bombay AI
KM492
1877 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1877 Bombay AI dot
1877 Bombay AII dot
1877 Bombay AII
1878 Calcutta AI
1878 Bombay AI dot
1878 Bombay AII dot
1879 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1879 Bombay AI dot
1879 Bombay AII dot
1879 Bombay AIV dot
1879 Bombay AIV
1879 Bombay CIV dot
1880 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1880 Bombay AI dot
1880 Bombay AII dot
1880 Bombay AIV dot
1881 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1881 Bombay AI dot
1882 Bombay AIV dot
1882 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1882 Bombay AI dot
1882 Bombay AII dot
1882 Bombay AIV dot
1883 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1883 Bombay AI dot
1883 Bombay AI no MM
1884 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1884 Bombay AI incuse 'B'
1884 Bombay AI raised'B'
1884 Bombay AII incuse 'B'
1885 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1885 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1885 Bombay AI incuse 'B'
1885 Bombay AII incuse 'B'
1885 Bombay AIV incuse 'B'
1886 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1886 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1886 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1887 Calcutta AI incuse 'C'
1887 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1887 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1887 Bombay AI incuse 'B'
1887 Bombay CI raised 'B'
1888 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1888 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1888 Bombay CI raised 'B'
1889 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1889 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1889 Bombay CI raised 'B'
1890 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1890 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1891 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1891 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1891 Bombay CI raised 'B'
1892 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1892 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1892 Bombay CI raised 'B'
1893 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1893 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1897 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1897 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1898 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1898 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1900 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1900 Bombay AI incuse 'B'
1901 Calcutta CI incuse 'C'
1901 Bombay CI incuse 'B'
1901 Bombay AI incuse 'B'




Edward VII
1/12 Anna 1/2 Pice 1/4 Anna 2 Annas 1/4 Rupee 1/2 Rupee 1 Rupee
KM497
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
KM498
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta
KM499
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
KM500
1904 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta
KM501
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
KM502
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta
KM506
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta
KM507
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta
KM508
1903 Calcutta
1904 Calcutta
1905 Calcutta
1906 Calcutta
1907 Calcutta
1908 Calcutta
1909 Calcutta
1910 Calcutta


George V
1/12 Anna 1/2 Pice 1/4 Anna 2 Annas 1/4 Rupee 1/2 Rupee 1 Rupee
KM509
1912 Calcutta
1913 Calcutta
1914 Calcutta
1915 Calcutta
1916 Calcutta
1917 Calcutta
1918 Calcutta
1919 Calcutta
1920 Calcutta
1921 Calcutta
1923 Calcutta
1923 Bombay
1924 Calcutta
1924 Bombay
1925 Calcutta
1925 Bombay
1926 Calcutta
1926 Bombay
1927 Calcutta
1927 Bombay
1928 Calcutta
1928 Bombay
1929 Calcutta
1930 Calcutta
1931 Calcutta
1932 Calcutta
1933 Calcutta
1934 Calcutta
1935 Calcutta
1936 Calcutta
1936 Bombay
KM510
1912 Calcutta
1913 Calcutta
1914 Calcutta
1915 Calcutta
1916 Calcutta
1917 Calcutta
1918 Calcutta
1919 Calcutta
1920 Calcutta
1921 Calcutta
1922 Calcutta
1923 Calcutta
1924 Calcutta
1925 Calcutta
1926 Calcutta
1927 Calcutta
1928 Calcutta
1929 Calcutta
1930 Calcutta
1931 Calcutta
1932 Calcutta
1933 Calcutta
1934 Calcutta
1935 Calcutta
1936 Calcutta
KM511
1911 Calcutta
KM512
1912 Calcutta
1913 Calcutta
1914 Calcutta
1916 Calcutta
1917 Calcutta
1918 Calcutta
1919 Calcutta
1920 Calcutta
1921 Calcutta
1924 Bombay
1925 Calcutta
1925 Bombay
1926 Calcutta
1926 Bombay
1927 Calcutta
1927 Bombay
1928 Calcutta
1928 Bombay
1929 Calcutta
1930 Calcutta
1930 Bombay
1931 Calcutta
1933 Calcutta
1934 Calcutta
1935 Calcutta
1936 Calcutta
1936 Bombay
KM514
1911 Calcutta
KM515
1912 Calcutta
1912 Bombay
1913 Calcutta
1913 Bombay
1914 Calcutta
1914 Bombay
1915 Calcutta
1915 Bombay
1916 Calcutta
1917 Calcutta
KM517
1911 Calcutta
KM518
1912 Calcutta
1912 Bombay
1913 Calcutta
1913 Bombay
1914 Calcutta
1914 Bombay
1915 Calcutta
1915 Bombay
1916 Calcutta
1917 Calcutta
1918 Calcutta
1919 Calcutta
1919 Bombay
1920 Bombay
1925 Bombay
1926 Calcutta
1928 Bombay
1929 Calcutta
1930 Calcutta
1934 Calcutta
1936 Calcutta
1936 Bombay
KM521
1911 Calcutta
KM522
1912 Calcutta
1912 Bombay
1913 Calcutta
1913 Bombay
1914 Calcutta
1914 Bombay
1915 Calcutta
1916 Calcutta
1916 Bombay
1917 Bombay
1918 Bombay
1919 Bombay
1921 Calcutta
1922 Calcutta
1922 Bombay
1923 Calcutta
1923 Bombay
1924 Calcutta
1924 Bombay
1925 Calcutta
1925 Bombay
1926 Calcutta
1926 Bombay
1927 Calcutta
1928 Bombay
1929 Calcutta
1930 Calcutta
1933 Calcutta
1934 Calcutta
1936 Calcutta
1936 Bombay
KM523
1911 Calcutta
1911 Bombay
KM524
1911 Bombay
1912 Calcutta
1912 Bombay
1913 Calcutta
1913 Bombay
1914 Calcutta
1914 Bombay
1915 Calcutta
1915 Bombay
1916 Calcutta
1916 Bombay
1917 Calcutta
1917 Bombay
1918 Calcutta
1918 Bombay
1919 Calcutta
1919 Bombay
1920 Calcutta
1920 Bombay
1921 Bombay
1922 Bombay


George VI
1/12 Anna 1/2 Pice 1/4 Anna 1 Pice 1/4 Rupee 1/2 Rupee 1 Rupee

KM526
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay dot
KM527
1938 Calcutta
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay dot
1941 Calcutta
1940 Bombay dot
1941 Bombay dot
1942 Bombay dot

KM528
1938 Calcutta
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay dot
1940 Calcutta
1940 Bombay dot

KM530
1938 Calcutta
1938 Bombay dot
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay dot
1940 Bombay dot
KM531
1940 Calcutta
1940 Bombay dot
1941 Calcutta
1941 Bombay dot
1942 Calcutta
1942 Bombay dot

KM532
1943 Bombay ◆
KM533
1943 Pretoria
1943 Bombay
1944 Calcutta
1944 Pretoria
1944 Bombay ◆
1944 Bombay dot
1945 Calcutta
1945 Bombay dot
1945 Bombay ◆
1945 Lahore
1947 Calcutta
1947 Bombay ◆

KM544
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay dot
KM544a
1940 Bombay dot
KM545
1940 Calcutta
1940 Bombay
KM546
1942 Calcutta
1943 Calcutta
KM549
1943 Bombay large dot
1943 Bombay ◆
1943 Bombay small dot
1943 Lahore
1944 Bombay dot
1944 Bombay ◆
1944 Lahore
1945 Bombay dot Large 5
1945 Bombay dot Small 5
1945 Lahore Large 5
1945 Lahore Small 5

KM549
1938 Bombay
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay
KM550
1939 Calcutta
1939 Bombay
KM550a
1940 Calcutta
1940 Bombay
KM551
1941 Bombay
1942 Bombay
KM552
1942 Bombay
1943 Bombay
1943 Bombay large dot
1943 Lahore
1944 Bombay
1944 Bombay large dot
1944 Lahore
1945 Bombay
1945 Lahore Large 5
1945 Lahore Small 5
KM555
1938 Bombay dot
1938 Bombay
1939 Bombay dot
KM556
1939 Bombay dot
1940 Bombay dot
1941 Bombay dot
1943 Bombay dot
KM557
1942 Bombay dot
1943 Bombay dot
1943 Bombay dot Rev.B
1944 Bombay dot
1944 Bombay dot Rev.B
1944 Lahore Large L
1944 Lahore Rev.B
1944 Lahore Small L
1945 Bombay dot Large 5
1945 Bombay dot Small 5
1945 Lahore Large L
1945 Lahore Small L



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