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# 664Rupee AD 1938 George VIIndia G British - Empire
British India – Imperial period (AD 1858-1947) – George VI (1936-1952). Rupee 1938. Mint: Bombay (w/o bead privy mark), Silver (ø 30.5 mm – w. 11.68 g.). Edge: grained. Pridmore 233. KM 555.

Obverse:
Head of Emperor George VI to left wearning the Imperial Crown. Legend around: rurler's name and titles (GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR), a dot below the head. Decorative toothed border.

Reverse:
Legend in centre within a plain line circle. English denomination above (.ONE. / .RUPEE.) and State's name with date below (.INDIA. / -1938-), Persian denomination below the date (Yek Rupiya = One Rupee). The whole surrounded by a saracenic scroll composed of conventional representations of a rose, thistle and shamrock. At top and bottom the Indian lotus. All within another plain line circle. Decorative toothed border.

Note:
Some dies of 1938 failed to be marked with the Bombay Mint bead privy mark, with the result that this variety is usually classified as a Calcutta issue (Extracted from – The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 2: Uniforme Coinage – by F.Pridmore, p. 122 ).

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2004 – Krause Publications, 31st Edition, Usa, 2003.
Pridmore F. – The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 2: Uniforme Coinage – London, 1975.