Coins in India are minted in Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
& Noida. One can know where a coin was minted by observing a mark on it.
Coins minted in Hyderabad have a star shaped mark under their print year
Coins minted in Mumbai have a diamond shaped mark under
their print year
Coins minted in Noida have a dot mark under their print year
Indian Coins also used to get minted outside India
Coins minted in Birmingham used to have letter H under their
print year
Coins minted in Canada (Ottawa) used to have letter C
written below their print year
Coins minted in Korea used to have a Taegu Korea star below
the print year either below the first or last digit of their print year
Coins minted in London used to have a diamond shaped mark
under the first digit of their print year
Coins minted in Mexico used to have O below their print year
& M below O, it meant OM
Coins minted in Moscow used to have MMD written in oval form
Reference:-
JJ Collection Hobby Simplified. Featured Coins, Albums &
Sets. http://www.indiancurrencies.com/
(accessed August 8, 2014).
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