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Encyclopedia > India Government Mint

The India Government Mint operates four mints in the country for the production of coins. They are located at A mint is a facility which manufactures coins for currency. ...

Under The Coinage Act, 1906, the Government of India is charged with the responsibility of the production and supply of coins to the Reserve Bank of India. The RBI places an annual indent for this purpose and the Government of India draws up the production programme for the India Government Mints on the basis of the indent. “Bombay” redirects here. ... Maharashtra   (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... Andhra Pradesh  : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ... For Greater Noida see Greater Noida This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... The Government of India (Hindi: भारत सरकार Bharat Sarkar), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called the Republic of India. ... The RBI headquarters in Mumbai The RBI Regional Office in Mumbai The RBI heaquarters in Delhi. ...


Besides minting coins, the mints at Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad also make coin blanks. Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata mints have gold assaying facilities and the Mumbai mint produces standardised weights and measures. The India Government Mint, Mumbai is one of the five mints in India situated in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). ... The India Government Mint, Kolkata was first established in 1759-60, but its location is not known. ... A planchet is a round metal disk that is ready to be struck as a coin. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...


Commemorative coins are made at Mumbai and Kolkata. Kolkata has the facilities for making medallions too. The NOIDA mint was the first in the country to mint coins of stainless steel. Commemorative coins are legally issued coins with a denomination that are not usually meant for circulation. ... Medallions (Polish Medaliony, ISBN 0810117436) is a book consisting of seven short stories by a Polish author Zofia Nałkowska. ...


See also

ISO 4217 Code INR User(s) India Inflation 5. ... The history of Indian coinage stretches back at least 2600 years. ... The India Government Mint, Mumbai is one of the five mints in India situated in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). ... The India Government Mint, Kolkata was first established in 1759-60, but its location is not known. ...

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