½ Rupee

Features

Issuer	India
Period	Republic (1950-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1950-1956
Value	½ Rupee
Currency	Rupee (1950-1957)
Composition	Nikiel
Weight	5.78 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.75 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 7178
References	KM# 6 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 47 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Statua lwa Aśoki, legenda w języku angielskim wokół Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Reverse

Wartość otoczona łodygami pszenicy, poniżej data i legenda "Aadha Rupya" w języku dewnagari. Automatically translated

Scripts: Devanagari, łaciński

Lettering:
आधा रुपया
1/2 RUPEE
1954

Edge

Frezowany Automatically translated

Mints

	Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
♦/small dot	Mumbai / Bombay, India (1829-date)

Comments

- Odmiany lwa, duży i mały lew

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1950	1 100 000				$ 1.30				(en) KM#6.1 (large lion)	8%
1950 ♦	12 352 000			$ 0.70	$ 0.81	$ 1.10	$ 3.70	$ 3.70	(en) KM#6.1 (large lion)	25%
1950 ♦									(en) KM#6.1 (large lion) Proof	1.0%
1951 ♦	9 239 000			$ 0.24	$ 1.30	$ 1.40	$ 2.70	$ 2.70	(en) KM#6.1 (large lion)	15%
1954	36 300 000	$ 0.01	$ 0.10	$ 0.50	$ 0.72	$ 0.75	$ 1.50		(en) KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion)	52%
1954 ♦								$ 260	(en) KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion) Proof	2%
1955 ♦	18 977 000				$ 1.30	$ 3.50			(en) KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion)	8%
1956	24 900 000		$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 3.00		(en) KM#6.3 (dots missing between words)	45%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2025 August 17 Spotlight: India World and Ancient Coins Showcase Auction 61537 Lot 23251	17 Aug 2025	1954 ♦ – (en) KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion) Proof	UNC (NGC PR63)	USD 264.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232215 Lot 62566	7 Apr 2022	1954 ♦ – (en) KM#6.2 (larger date and large lion) Proof	UNC (NGC PR64)	USD 198.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 182 Lot 2316	6 Feb 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2699	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 144 Lot 2792	17 Nov 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 131 Lot 2907	26 Jun 2024	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 120 Lot 190	13 Apr 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 6.97 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 1841	18 Nov 2023	Undetermined	XF	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 86 Lot 1980	10 Jun 2023	Undetermined	XF	Unsold
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