Coin
- Object Name:
- Coin
- Object ID:
- 2015.023.38
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Date:
- 1944
- Description:
- Coin. Indian one-anna piece, 1944. Brass. Belonged to Hibbert V. Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. Circular coin with scalloped edge. Obverse: profile portrait of King George VI; "GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR" around edge. Reverse: "INDIA / 1 ANNA / 1944" in center, surrounded by Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, and Devanagari scripts.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- D-0.06 Dia-0.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Master Sergeant Hibbert Vaughn Miles (1915-2001) of Amherst, NH. He was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He was an Administrative Specialist serving at several air bases in the U.S., then, in 1944, in the China-Burma-India theater and in the Marianas Islands. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. He operated a service station in Milford, NH, before and after the war.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the family of Hibbert Vaughn Miles
- Subjects:
- World War II, Air forces, Coins, Army
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