10 Cents 1937-47 type: VG8 Obverse (with "ET IND: IMP:")
10 Cents 1939 VG8
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Code : 1939-10.VG8
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1939-10.VG8
10 Cents 1939 VG8
Features
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Mintage: 5,501,748.
Coins weigh 2.33 grams with a diameter of 18.034 mm and have a composition of .800 silver, .200 copper.
The intial obverse had the phrase ET IND: IMP: for Et Indiae Imperator (and Emperor of India) to indicate that the King was the Emperor of India. The reverse design featured a "fishing schooner under sail". The design was based on the Canadian racing yatch "Bluenose". This design was orginally considered for the twenty-five cent piece with the beaver design being used for the ten cent coin.
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10 Cents 1937-47 type: VG8 Obverse (with "ET IND: IMP:")
10 Cents 1937-52 Type: VG8 Reverse
