19461946 British India Half Rupee

This coin was issued during the final years of British rule in India, under the reign of King George VI. The iconic walking tiger design was introduced in 1938 and continued through the British period until independence in 1947. Mi, these coins circulated widely across the Indian subcontinent during a tumultuous and transformative era of transition towards national independence. Beginning in 1946 and continuing onward, British Indian coinage underwent a major compositional shift due to post-war silver shortages, transitioning the half-rupee and quarter-rupee denominations to pure nickel. This particular specimen bears the dot mint mark identifying it as a product of the Bombay Mint during the twilight years of the British Raj.