British India Coins Index

This index gives you the idea of all the releases of coins under East India Company and British India issued from 1835 to 1947.

 

East India Company 1835-1841
Year	Denomination	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Shape
1835	1/12 Anna	Copper	2.16 gms	17.5–18 mm	Circular
1848
1853	½ Pice	Copper	3.23 gms	21.2 mm	Circular
1835	One Quarter Anna	Copper	6.47 gms	25.5 mm	Circular
1857-1858
1835	Half Anna	Copper	12.95 gms	29.5-30.5 mm	Circular
1845				31.1-31.5 mm
1841	Two Annas (Continuous Legend)	Silver	1.46 gms	15.2-15.8 mm	Circular
	Two Annas (Divided Legend)
1835	1/4 Rupee (William IIII)	Silver	2.91 gms	19.3-20 mm	Circular
1840	1/4 Rupee (Victoria Queen) (Continuous Legend)	Silver	2.91 gms	19.3-19.8 mm	Circular
	1/4 Rupee (Victoria Queen) (Divided Legend)
1835	Half Rupee (William IIII)	Silver	5.83 gms	24.5-24.9 mm	Circular
1840	Half Rupee (Victoria Queen) (Continuous Legend)	Silver	5.83 gms	24.3-24.9 mm	Circular
	Half Rupee (Victoria Queen) (Divided Legend)
1835	One Rupee (William IIII)	Silver	11.64-11.68 gms	30.4-30.7 mm	Circular
1840
1840	One Rupee (Victoria Queen) (Continuous Legend)	Silver	11.64-11.66 gms	30.9-32.2 mm	Circular
	One Rupee (Victoria Queen) (Divided Legend)
1835	One Mohur (William IIII)	Gold	11.66 gms	25.4 – 26 mm	Circular
1841	One Mohur (Victoria Queen) (Continuous Legend)	Gold	11.66 gms	26-26.5 mm	Circular
	One Mohur (Victoria Queen) (Divided Legend)
1835	Two Mohur (William IIII)	Gold	23.32 gms	32.6–32.7 mm	Circular

The British East India Company started a uniform currency which began in 1835. The monetary system was introduced with Annas to Mohurs.   

The Crown directly appointed the governor-general, or viceroy in India. The "Regal Style" first appeared on Indian coins in 1862, when the new designs showed Queen Victoria with a crown on her head (as opposed to the unadorned head of earlier years). Later, the Company itself was formally dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1874. Thus began the British Raj, direct imperial rule of India by the British state.

 

British India 1862-1876 – Victoria Queen
Year	Denomination	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Shape
1862	1/12 Anna	Copper	2.16 gms	17.5–18 mm	Circular
1874-1876
1862	½ Pice	Copper	3.23 gms	21.2 mm	Circular
1862	One Quarter Anna	Copper	6.47 gms	25.3-26.3 mm	Circular
1874-1876				25.3-25.6 mm
1862	Half Anna	Copper	12.95 gms	30.4-31.3 mm	Circular
1875-1876				30.7-31.1 mm
1862	Two Annas	Silver	1.46 gms	15.3-16 mm	Circular
1874-1876				15.3-15.9 mm
1862	1/4 Rupee	Silver	2.91 gms	19.3-20 mm	Circular
1874-1876				19.3-19.9 mm
1862	Half Rupee	Silver	5.83 gms	24.3-24.6 mm	Circular
1874-1876
1862	One Rupee	Silver	11.66 gms	30.3-31.2 mm	Circular
1874-1876
1870	Five Rupees	Gold	3.88 gms	19.6–19.9 mm	Circular
1870	Ten Rupees	Gold	7.77 gms	22.3–22.4 mm
1862	One Mohur	Gold	11.66 gms	25.7-26 mm	Circular
1875				25.8-26 mm

 

British India 1877-1901 – Victoria Empress
Year	Denomination	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Shape
1877-1878	1/12 Anna	Copper	2.16 gms	17.5–18 mm	Circular
1882-1895
1897-1901
1885-1901	½ Pice	Copper	3.23 gms	21.1-21.3 mm	Circular
1877-1880	One Quarter Anna	Copper	6.47 gms	25.3-25.5 mm	Circular
1882-1901
1877	Half Anna	Copper	12.88 gms	30.7-31.1 mm	Circular
1877-1901	Two Annas	Silver	1.46 gms	15.3-15.9 mm	Circular
1877-1894	1/4 Rupee	Silver	2.91 gms	19.3-19.9 mm	Circular
1896-1901
1877-1889	Half Rupee	Silver	5.83 gms	24.3-24.6 mm	Circular
1892-1894
1896-1899
1877-1893	One Rupee	Silver	11.66 gms	30.3-30.8 mm	Circular
1897-1898
1900-1901
1877-1879	One Mohur	Gold	11.66 gms	25.7-26 mm	Circular
1881-1882
1884-1885
1888-1889
1891

 

British India 1903-1910 – Edward VII
Year	Denomination	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Shape
1903-1906	1/12 Anna	Copper	2.16 gms	17.3–17.6 mm	Circular
1906-1910		Bronze	1.62 gms	17.4-17.6 mm
1903-1906	½ Pice	Copper	3.23 gms	21.1-21.3 mm	Circular
1906-1910		Bronze	2.43 gms
1903-1906	One Quarter Anna	Copper	6.47 gms	25.3-25.5 mm	Circular
1906-1910		Bronze	4.85 gms
1907-1910	One Anna	Copper-Nickel	3.88 gms	20.5 mm	Scalloped
1903-1910	Two Annas	Silver	1.46 gms	15.3-15.6 mm	Circular
1903-1908	1/4 Rupee	Silver	2.91 gms	19.3-19.6 mm	Circular
1910
1905-1910	Half Rupee	Silver	5.83 gms	24.3-24.6 mm	Circular
1903-1910	One Rupee	Silver	11.66 gms	30.5-30.8 mm	Circular

 

British India 1911-1936 – George V
Year	Denomination	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Shape
1912-1921	1/12 Anna	Bronze	1.62 gms	17.4-17.6 mm	Circular
1923-1936
1912-1936	½ Pice	Bronze	2.43 gms	21.1-21.3 mm	Circular
1911-1914	One Quarter Anna	Copper	4.85 gms	25.3-25.5 mm	Circular
1916-1920
1924-1931
1933-1936
1912-1920	One Anna	Copper-Nickel	3.88 gms	20.5 mm	Scalloped
1923-1930
1933-1936
1918-1920	Two Annas	Copper-Nickel	5.83 gms	21.4-25.3 mm	Square  Rounded  Corners
1923-1930
1933-1936
1919-1921	4 Annas	Copper-Nickel	6.80 gms	24 mm	Scalloped  Octagon
1919-1920	8 Annas	Copper-Nickel	7.77 gms	26 mm	Circular
1911-1919	1/4 Rupee	Silver	2.91 gms	19-19.6 mm	Circular
1925-1926
1928-1930
1934
1936
1911-1919	Half Rupee	Silver	5.83 gms	24.3-24.6 mm	Circular
1921-1930
1933-1934
1936
1911-1922	One Rupee	Silver	11.66 gms	30.5-30.8 mm	Circular
1918	15 Rupees	Gold	7.98 gms	22.2 mm	Circular

 

British India 1938-1947 – George VI
Year	Denomination	Metal	Weight	Diameter	Shape
1939	1/12 Anna	Bronze	1.62 gms	17.4-17.6 mm	Circular
1941-1942
1938-1940	½ Pice	Bronze	2.43 gms	21.1-21.3 mm	Circular
1938-1942	One Quarter Anna	Copper	4.85 gms	25.3-25.5 mm	Circular
1943-1945	1 Pice	Copper	1.94 gms	21.4 mm	Circular
1947
1942-1945	½ Anna	Nickel-Brass	2.91 gms	19.8 mm	Square  Rounded  Corners
1946-1947		Copper-Nickel
1938-1941	One Anna	Copper-Nickel	3.88 gms	20.5 mm	Scalloped
1946-1947
1942-1945		Nickel-Brass
1939-1941	Two Annas	Copper-Nickel	5.83 gms	21.4-25.3 mm	Square  Rounded  Corners
1946-1947
1942-1945		Nickel-Brass
1939-1940	1/4 Rupee	Silver	2.91 gms	19-19.5 mm	Circular
1940		Silver 0.50
1942-1945
1946-1947		Nickel
1938-1939	Half Rupee	Silver	5.83 gms	24-24.5 mm	Circular
1940-1945		Silver 0.50
1946-1947		Nickel	5.87 gms
1938-1939	One Rupee	Silver	11.66 gms	30.4-30.7 mm	Circular
1940-1945		Silver 0.50
1947		Nickel

The type set gives collectors an opportunity to show a wide range of coins over several regnal periods and over an interesting group of denominations. The really tough coin in these set is the gold Mohur, which has advanced rapidly in price in recent years.