India

An enormous collection of Indian coins are now listed on the following pages. Coins from the 20th Century, stretching back into the 17th Century and earlier are included.

India has been one of the earliest issuers of coins in the world (circa 6th Century BC). India is exceptional in terms of the sheer diversity of its coinage in minting techniques, motifs, sizes, shapes, the metals used, or the monetary history arising from the Monetary Standards India has experienced (Tri-metallism, Bi-metallism, the Silver Standard, the Gold Exchange Standard as well as fiat money).

Historically, Indian coins have played an important and useful part in documenting political, social and economic changes over time. Foreign coin hoards found in India throw light on Indian trade patterns in ancient, medieval, and late pre-colonial times.

20th Century (1901-2000)	19th Century 1801-1900)
18th Century (1701-1800)	17th Century and Earlier