1 Pice (Large legend - high or flat crown),British India

Themes:Crowns and Coronets | Leaves | Plants (Flora) | Wreaths
Issued on:1943
Last issue date:1947
Distribution:Standard Circulation
Mints:India Government Mint, Kolkata, India | India Government Mint, Mumbai, India | Pakistan Mint, Shalimar Town, Lahore, Pakistan | Royal Mint, Pretoria, Dominion South Africa (1923~1941)
Composition:Bronze
Edge:Plain/smooth
Orientation:Medal alignment ↑O↑
Rim:Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
Weight:2 grams
Diameter:21.45 mm
Face value:1 Indian pice
Known mintage:1,056,031,000
Composition Details:
90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin
Description:
Front: (top) crown (above rimmed hole)
three crown types exist
type I: (RC) Round Crown - round arces
type II: (HC) High Crown - sharp edge at arches
type III: (FC) Flat Crown - wide/oval arces
legend (large): (upper-left, value) 1 PICE
(upper-right, colony name) INDIA
(lower-left, value in Hindi) एक पँसा (transliteration: ek p+i.s.ā
(lower-right, value in Urdu) سے ایک پیسہ
(bottom, year) 1943 - 1947
designer: Albert Pearson Spencer (obverse)
mintmark: (bottom, near rim)
diamond: ◆ (B, Mumbai, Bombay)
1944 appears: large round dot over a diamond
dot: • (b, Mumbai, Bombay, small/large)
none (c, Calcutta)
letter: L (L, Lahore)
small dot: (p, Pretoria, South Africa)
Back: none, (no field because of large circular hole)
legend): none, circular wreath with 10 leaves
(pointed clockwise)
Edge: P - plain, type: Π