1/4 Anna

Issuer East India Company
Year 1835-1849
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/4 Anna (1⁄64)
Currency Rupee (1770-1947)
Composition Copper
Weight 6.48 g
Diameter 26.25 mm
Thickness 1.45 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#446
Obverse description Coat of arms of the East India Company: 2 lions, St George`s cross on the crest and flags, motto on the ribbon `Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angliae` in three parts.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering 1835 AUSP: REG: & SEN: ANG:
(Translation: By the Command of the King and Parliament of England)
Reverse description The value in English within a wreath of laurel:ONE QUARTER ANNA Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian:`Yek Pai` meaning `One Pice.` Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, plain rim.
Reverse script Latin, Persian
Reverse lettering EAST INDIA COMPANY یک پای ONE QUARTER ANNA
Edge Plain
Mint Chennai / Madras, India(1640-1869)
Kolkata / Calcutta /
Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date)
Mintage 1835 - These coins belong to either mint b, c or m -
1835 (b) - KM#446.1 large `ONE QUARTER ANNA`, Bombay mint - 36 767 000
1835 (b) - KM#446.2 small `ONE QUARTER ANNA`, Bombay mint, mintage included with KM#446.1 -
1835 (c) - KM#446.2 small `ONE QUARTER ANNA`, Calcutta mint - 755 059 000
1835 (m) - KM#446.1 large `ONE QUARTER ANNA`, Madras mint - 186 530 000
1835 (m) - KM#446.2 small `ONE QUARTER ANNA`, Madras mint, mintage included with KM#446.1 -
1849 - Proof -
Numisquare ID 7787160050
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