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| Company type | Public sector |
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| Industry | Mint |
| Founded | 1757[1] |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Key people | Gorakhnath Yadav ( General Manager & HOD |
| Products | Currency, Medallions |
| Website | igmkolkata |
| Indian rupee minted at Calcutta mint (1905). | |
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| Obverse: Bust of Edward VII surrounded by his name. | Reverse: Face value, country and date. Spray of lotus flowers on each side and a crown above. |
| Made of 91.7% silver. This particular coin was minted at Kolkata mint since letter "B" (in small) is missing from the crown which indicated that the coin was minted in Mumbai and absence of which tells that coin was minted in Kolkata. | |
The India Government Mint, Kolkata was first established in 1757,[2] and was located in a building next to the Black Hole in the old fort – where the GPO (General Post Office) stands today.[3] It was called the Calcutta Mint and used to produce coins with the mint name Murshidabad.[2]
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Sancharii (16 December 2019). "History of Mint (টাকার আঁতুরঘরের ইতিহাস)". jiyobangla.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "History of the Alipore Mint". India Govt Mint, Kolkota. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "From mint to museum". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (Calcutta). 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012.