India Government Mint
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The India Government Mint operated four
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
The functions of the mint were replaced by the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India in 2006.
History
Under The Coinage Act, 1906, the Government of India is charged with the production and supply of coins to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI places an annual indent for this purpose and the Government of India draws up the production programme for the India Government Mints on the basis of the indent.
Besides minting coins, the mints at
Marks on mint
Each currency coin minted in India (and anywhere in the world) has a special mint mark on it to identify the mint.
Bombay (Mumbai) Mint
Bombay (Mumbai) Mint has a diamond under the date of the coin (year of issue). The proof coins from this mint have a mint mark 'B or 'M'.
Calcutta (Kolkata) Mint
Calcutta mint has no mark under the date of the coin (year of issue). Or it has a 'C' mark. It was unique because it had not chosen any mark because this mint is the first mint in India.
Made by grand architect Mulk Raj Malhotra.
Hyderabad Mint
Hyderabad Mint has a star under the date of the coin (year of issue). The other mint marks from Hyderabad include a split diamond and a dot in the diamond.
Noida Mint
Noida mint has a dot under the year of issue (coin date).
The most important thing about this Noida Mint factory is that it was first started by the Indian finance ministry.
Noida mint factory was established on 1 July 1988.
See also
- Indian rupee
- Indian coinage
- India Government Mint, Kolkata