Mint Marks on Indian Coins

Mint Marks on Indian Coins

Following are the Mint Mark on the coins where the Coins are manufactured, this mark are have different means, some of the known marks are listed below

A. Mumbai Mint Mark

The Bombay Mint has a small  diamond mint mark under Date of the Coin.

• small diamond below date

B. Kolkata (Calcutta) Mint Mark

The Calcutta Mint has No Mint Mark beneath the date of coin.

1. No mint mark

C. Hyderabad Mint Mark

The Hyderabad Mint has five pointed STAR Under the date of coin.

Also found as :
1. Split diamond below date
2. Dot in diamond
3. Star below date

D. Noida Mint Mark

The Noida Mint has a small or thick dot under the date of the Coin. Production Started in 1988.

1. Round dot below date

E. Foreign Mint Mark

(a – 1 ) SEOUL MINT(SOUTH KOREA)-The Seoul mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the Last Digits of dates 199 7.

(a -2 ) TAEGU MINT(KOREA)-  The Taegu mint has a “Five Pointed Star“under the date of the coin but  exactly below the first Digits of dates 1985 .

(b) ROYAL MINT LONDON(UK) -The  Mint has a small dot(Diamond) under the date of the coin but exactly below the First Digit of Date 1985.

(c) HEATON PRESS MINT(Birmingham,U.K)-This Mint has Ornamental/ Decorated Letter “H” exactly below the last Digit of the date 1985.

(d) ROYAL CANADIAN MINT, OTTAWA(CANADA)-This Ottawa Mint has a “C” mint mark below the date of the coin.

(e) MEXICO CITY MINT(OESCHGER MASDACH & Co.)-The Mexico City Mint has an mint mark of “M” beneath “O” under the date of the coin.

(f) MOSCOW MINT,Russia – This mint has a mint mark of “MMD” in oval below the date of the coin.eg 2 rupee & 5 rupee(2000 A.D)

(g) SLOVAKIA KREMNCA MINT (SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC): Has mint mark of “MK in circle” below the date of the coin on rupee 1998-2000.

(h) PRETORIA MINT(SOUTH AFRICA MINT Co. pvt ltd) : has  “M” under date in 1998 two rupee coin..

(i) TOWER MINT, UK (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
“U” Shape sign below date