<P> After Indian independence , British Indian coins were in use as a frozen currency until India became a republic in 1950 . The first rupee coins of the Republic of India were minted in 1950 . These included 1 / 2 rupee , 1 / 4 rupee , 2 anna , 1 anna , 1 / 2 anna & 1 pice coins , and are referred to as the anna series or pre-decimal coinage . Under the anna series , one rupee was divided into 16 annas or 64 pice , with each anna equal to 4 pice . </P>
<P> After Indian independence , British Indian coins were in use as a frozen currency until India became a republic in 1950 . The first rupee coins of the Republic of India were minted in 1950 . These included 1 / 2 rupee , 1 / 4 rupee , 2 anna , 1 anna , 1 / 2 anna & 1 pice coins , and are referred to as the anna series or pre-decimal coinage . Under the anna series , one rupee was divided into 16 annas or 64 pice , with each anna equal to 4 pice . </P>
when was 1 rupee coin introduced in india
when was 1 rupee coin introduced in india
in 1950
in 1950