The India Government Mint, Kolkata was first established in 1757, and was located in a building next to the Black Hole in the old fort – where the GPO stands today. It was called the Calcutta Mint and
Two silver rupee coins from the Bengal Presidency, during the reign of Shah Alam II in Company Raj, minted in old Calcutta Mint.
The Old Silver Mint house at 60 Strand road, Kolkata, now occupied by the CRPF.
Reverse of the 1835 One Rupee coin, struck in the name of King William IV of England, minted in Calcutta.
The Indian One Paisa coin is a former denomination of the Indian Rupee. The 1 coin equals 1⁄100 of the Indian Rupee. The symbol for paisa is. In 1955, India adopted metric system for coinage and amend
1 Naya paisa