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{{Short description|Mint established in 1803}}
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| name = India Government Mint, Hyderabad
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| predecessor = ''Royal Mint''<br/>(Mint of [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]])
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| formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1803}}
| founder = [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]
| founding_location = Sultan Sahi, [[Moghalpura]], [[Hyderabad]], India
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| status = [[Mint (facility)|Mint]]
| purpose = To mint coins.
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| headquarters = [[Janpath]], [[Delhi]], India
| location = IDA Phase-II, [[Cherlapally]], [[Secunderabad]], India
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| key_people = VNR Nayudu<br/>(''Chief General Manager'')
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| parent_organization = [[Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited|SPMCIL]]
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'''India Government Mint, Hyderabad''' is one of the four [[mint (coin)|mints]] in India. Based in [[Cherlapally]], [[Secunderabad]] ([[Twin cities (geographical proximity)|twin city]] of [[Hyderabad]]) in the Indian state of [[Telangana]], the mint was originally established in 1803 [[Anno Domini|AD]] as the ''Royal Mint'' to serve as the mint for the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. The mint was founded by [[Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III]] and was originally situated at Sultan Sahi in [[Moghalpura]] suburb of [[Hyderabad]] city. In 1950, the mint was taken over by the [[Government of India]], and in 1997 it was shifted to its present location at [[Cherlapally]] in [[Secunderabad]]. Indian 1, 2, 5 and 10 rupee coins are produced in this mint.<ref name="Profile">{{cite news|title=Profile|publisher=Official website|access-date=9 January 2017|url=http://igmhyderabad.spmcil.com/Interface/AboutIGMH.aspx}}</ref><ref name="Coins">{{cite news|title=Coins|publisher=Reserve Bank of India|access-date=9 January 2017|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/ic_coins.aspx}}</ref>

==History==
Till early 19th century, mints were privately operated by wealthy businessmen ([[Sahu]]s, [[Jagirdar]]s and Omaras) in India. Licenses for minting coins were obtained by paying fees to the [[exchequer]]. The mints used to produce coins with the name of Emperor in Delhi. ''FIDVI'', ''QITAAB'' (title) and lettering "Yar-E-Wafadar" (trusted follower) were added to the coins.<ref name="History">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=Official website|access-date=9 January 2017|url=http://igmhyderabad.spmcil.com/Interface/HistoryIGMH.aspx}}</ref>

===1803–1858===
India Government Mint, Hyderabad was established in 1803 AD by [[Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III]] as a private mint and along with other private mints in the country. The mint produced [[Coinage of India|Indian coins]] in the name of [[Emperor of India]]. Initially the mint was situated at Sultan Sahi in Moghalpura suburb of the Hyderabad city. The [[Die (manufacturing)|dies]] were made of steel but the private mints did not have a master die. The dies hence differed in size, production of coins was crude with only partial inscription appearing on coins frequently.<ref name="History"/>

===1858–1903===
With the [[Mughal Empire|end of the Mughal empire]] in 1858 [[Anno Domini|AD]], all private mints (except Hyderabad, [[India Government Mint, Kolkata|Kolkata]] and [[India Government Mint, Mumbai|Mumbai]]) were abolished. Coins produced thereafter ceased to carry the name of ''Emperor of India''. Instead, coins produced in the ''Hyderabad Royal Mint'' were inscribed with name of the dynasty, initials of [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] and the numeral 92 (of [[Islamic]] religious significance; represents sum of symbolic numbers of the letters in [[Prophets and messengers in Islam]]). These coins were called ''Halli Sicca'' coins (current coins). In 1985 AD, use of machinery was introduced in coin making and the machine made coins were called "Charkhi coins" (Charkhi means "wheel" in Hindi).<ref name="History"/>

===1903–1950===
On 13 July 1903, a new mint was established in [[Saifabad]], Hyderabad and the operations were shifted to the new location. In 1950, post "Federal Financial Integration", the mint was over-taken by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="Profile"/>

===1950–1997===
The Hyderabad mint operated in Saifabad from 1950 to 1997. On 20 August 1997, the mint was shifted to its present location at [[Cherlapally]] in the city of Secunderabad, India. The facility was established with annual production capacity of 700 million coins and 950 million [[planchet]]s.<ref name="Profile"/>

===1997 – present===
India Government Mint in Hyderabad has been operating at the same location since 1997. As a result of the [[corporatisation]], from 13 January 2006 the mint is functioning as one of the units of the [[Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited]] (SPMCIL).<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="History"/><ref name="Corporatization">{{cite news|title=Corporatization|publisher=Official website|access-date=9 January 2017|url=http://igmnoida.spmcil.com/Interface/History.aspx|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005093339/https://igmnoida.spmcil.com/Interface/History.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Organization==
Since 13 January 2006, the India Government Mint, Hyderabad functions as one of the units of the "Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited". The mint is headed by a "general manager".<ref name="Organization Structure">{{cite news|title=Organization Structure|publisher=Official website|access-date=9 January 2017|url=http://igmhyderabad.spmcil.com/Interface/OrgStructure.aspx}}</ref>

==Mint mark==
Coins minted at the India Government Mint, Hyderabad carries the [[mint mark]] of a ''five-pointed star'' ('''<big><big>*</big></big>'''), symbolising that the coin was produced in the Hyderabad mint.<ref name="Mint mark">{{cite news|title=Mint mark|publisher=numista|access-date=9 January 2017|url=https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24942.html}}</ref>

==Production==
The India Government Mint in Hyderabad was planned with an estimated annual production capacity of annual production capacity of 700 million coins and 950 million [[planchet]]s. [[Indian rupee]] coins (1, 2, 5 & 10) are produced in this mint.<ref name="Profile"/>

==References==
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[[Category:1803 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Mints of India]]
[[Category:Numismatics]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Telangana]]

India Government Mint, Hyderabad - Revision history

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