The India Government Mint, Mumbai is one of the four

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and is in the city of

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

. The mint was established in 1829 by the then governor of the Bombay Presidency. Its main activity is the production of commemorative and development-oriented

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. The mint is opposite the

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in the

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area of

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. Initially governed by the governor of the Bombay Presidency, it was transferred to the

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on 18 May 1876 through Finance Department Resolution 247. In 1918, a branch of the Royal Mint of

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was set up to issue

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sovereigns. In April 1919, after manufacturing 12.95 lakh (1.295 million) coins, it was shut down. Besides coins, the mint produces medals for Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, educational institutions, social service institutions, badges etc. It is also a centre for the issuance of

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s in exchange of unrefined gold tendered by licensed dealers. The institution has a department that makes official weights and measures such as metric weights, capacity, and linear measures for state governments, laboratories and the

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Coins minted in Mumbai Mint

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on obverse and face value, country and year on reverse. File:1 Indian rupee (1918).jpg, 1918 Rupee featuring

on obverse and face value, country and date on reverse. File:50 Indian Paise (1946).jpg, 1946 half Rupee featuring

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on obverse and

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, year and country on reverse. File:1 Indian rupee coin, 1947.jpg, 1947 Rupee featuring

on obverse and

, year and country on reverse.

Coins minted in Mumbai Mint

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