1940 1/4 rupee in full silver

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emkeyare123
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Posted: 10 Jan 2025, 14:33 #
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This coin is also minted in full silver in 1940 which is a rare coin please add 

FlyingRedPanda
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Posted: 10 Jan 2025, 15:25 #
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Any source for this?

-Ash
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Posted: 10 Jan 2025, 15:32 #
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And what is your source?

Till 1939 the ¼ rupees were .917 silver but from 1940 till 1945 they were .500 silver.

FlyingRedPanda
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Posted: 10 Jan 2025, 16:21 #
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The only mention of “full silver” for this coin in particular was some indian coin marketplace which offered no description of what “full silver” meant…

-Ash
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