Description:
Obverse
Ashoka Lion Capitol
Reverse
Denomination, date below
"Rupye Ka Beeswa Bhaag" (twentieth of a rupee), "Naye Paise" (new paise) in Devanagari
NOTE: Different mintmarks
♦ (small dot/diamond) = Mumbai
(no mintmark) = Calcutta
* (five-pointed star) = Hyderabad
⟐ (incuse dot in diamond = Hyderabad)
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