1938 British George VI 1 Rupee NGC AU 58 Silver -Calcutta Mint

1938 British George VI 1 Rupee NGC AU 58 Silver Calcutta Mint Albert Frederick Arthur George (George VI) was the king of England from 11 december 1936 to 6 Feb 1952, when he died. He was the last king of India until 1947, so this is the one of the last coins of British India. George VI 1 rupee was minted for the first time in 1938, in silver. At that time the prices of silver were rising so very soon the metal was switched to half silver. Then in 1939, the second world war started. The mintage of one rupee coins were stopped in that year, so the 1 rupee of 1939 is probably the rarest currency of British India. After that, the mintage of the rupees was continued as usual in half silver for a few years. But all the same, the silver prices kept rising so ultimately the government had to start minting the rupee and other coins in nickel, starting from 1943. In 1938, Rupee was minted in Calcutta, Bombay and Lahore in 0.917 silver, 0.500 silver and Nickel with a reeded edge and later a security edge. There is no mint mark for Calcutta. The Bombay issues have a small dot or diamond on the reverse under the ornate (the lotus flower) near the bottom of the coin .The Lahore mint used a small "L" in the same position. When the composition switched to Nickel in 1947 a completely different reverse (an Indian tiger) was introduced. Above is the 1938 George VI 1 Rupee Silver NGC Certified (AU-58) Almost Unc with No Mint Mark indicating the Coin was minted at Calcutta Mint.This contains .917 grams of silver. There are lot of fakes available for this coin and some are hard to spot so it's better to get certified coin or be 100 % sure when you buy.