Wednesday, May 18, 2011

India Government and foreign Mints

India Government and foreign Mints

BOMBAY MINT (now Mumbai)-The Bombay Mint has a small dot or diamond mint mark under Date of the
Coin.

Mumbai Mint

CALCUTTA MINT (Kolkata)-The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Markbeneath the date of coin or an C incuseis seen at 6'o clock position in british india coins.

Kolkata Mint

HYDERABAD MINT-The Hyderabad Mint has split diamond or a dot in diamond or five pointed STARUnder the date of coin.

Hyderabad Mint

NOIDA MINT- The Noida Mint has a small or thick dotunder the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.

Noida Mint

PRETORIA MINT (SA)- The Pretoria Mint has diamond markunder the date 1943.

SEOUL MINT(SOUTH KOREA)-The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star"under the date of the coin but exactly below the first or Last Digits of dates 1985 and 1997.

ROYAL MINT LONDON -The Birmingham Mint has a small dotunder the date of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date 1985.

HEATON PRESS MINT (UK)-This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter "H"under the last digit of the date 1985.

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT (OTTAWA)-This Ottawa Mint has a "C"mint mark under the date of the coin.
MEXICO MINT-The Mexico City Mint has an " M "mint mark under the date of the coin.

MOSCOW MINT – This mint has a mint mark of MMD in oval below the date of the coin.

KREMNCA MINT (SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC): Has mint mark of MK in circle below the date of the coin.


I.G. Mint, Hyderabad

I.G. Mint, Noida

I.G. Mint, Culcutta

I.G. Mint, Bombay

Slovakia mint


Pretoria mint South Africa

Seoul mint Korea

London mint mark

Tower mint United Kingdom

Mexico mint

Heaton Mint Birmingham

Moscow mint Russia

Winnipeg(Canada) mint