2 anna 1912 nr ms66 bunc british india george v top pop

I present to your attention 2 annas two annas india 1912 with grade nr ms66 packed in a plastic container with number xf0877 mint in calcutta issue 1912 1917 silver 0 917 weight 1 47 g edge smooth mintage 7 724 000 catalog km 515 the coin is in an excellent state of preservation brilliant uncirculated selected collector's item bright stamp shine throughout the entire field of the coin initial golden patina along the edges of the coin field detailing of small and minute parts of the portrait of George V and elements of the floral pattern this coin has the highest degree of preservation according to the grading company NNR only 2 coins of this type have a similar highest degree of preservation according to the NGC company it is extremely rare to find an emperor of India and a king in a similar degree of preservation Great Britain George V 1910 1936 issues its coins in India only a year after the coronation in 1911 with this issue there was an interesting story on the obverse of the coin the king is depicted with a chain of the Order of the Indian Elephant on his neck engravers made the elephant's trunk not long enough, which made the elephant look like a pig for a state with a partially Muslim population such coins turned out to be completely unacceptable the next year the error was corrected the trunk was lengthened and coins came into circulation with an image of an elephant that looks like an elephant. Having read my profile in more detail, you can find coins of the British Empire in a high degree of preservation and add them to your collection