Description:
Obverse
Asoka lion pedestal, denomination below
NOTE: varieties of Asoka Statue
Type A: Asoka Column 15mm tall, 5 fur rows on right lion, no lion whiskers
Type B: Asoka Column 14mm tall, 3 fur rows on right lion, 5 lion whiskers
Reverse
FAO symbol
Large teardrop above water
NOTE: Different mintmarks
♦ (small dot/diamond) = Mumbai
(no mintmark) = Calcutta
* (five-pointed star) = Hyderabad
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