Komagata Maru Incident Coin Value (2014)

The Komagata Maru Incident commemorative was struck in 2014 in 5 Rupees. The reference catalogue lists 4 catalogued varieties of it, and this is what it records.

What the catalogue says it is worth

Of the 4 catalogued varieties, 3 carry a reference price, running ₹30 to ₹60 in uncirculated condition.

Read those figures before anything else. The numbers circulating online for this coin are not what the catalogue records, and no dealer works from them.

Every catalogued variety, by grade

All 4 varieties are nickel – brass. Prices below are the catalogue’s, per grade.

Year Mint Fine Very Fine Extremely Fine UNC Rarity
2014 Bombay (Mumbai Mint) ₹15 ₹30 ₹60 Common
2014 Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint) ₹10 ₹500 Scarce
2014 Hyderabad Mint ₹25 ₹50 Common
2014 Noida Mint ₹15 ₹30 Common

How to read the mint mark

This issue came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint, Noida Mint. The mark sits under the year on the coin: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, nothing at all for Kolkata, a solid dot for Noida. Year and mint together identify a variety; neither does it alone.

What a catalogue figure is, and is not

It is a reference for one variety at one stated grade, not an offer and not a market price. What a specific coin fetches depends on who wants that exact piece on that day, and on a condition assessment that usually has to be seen rather than described. Two coins of the same year and mint can sit two columns apart in the table above.

Common questions

What is the Komagata Maru Incident coin worth?

Of the 4 catalogued varieties, 3 carry a reference price, running between โ‚น30 and โ‚น60 in uncirculated condition. A catalogue figure is a reference for one variety at one grade, not an offer.

How many Komagata Maru Incident coin varieties are there?

The catalogue records 4 varieties of it, struck in 2014 in 5 Rupees. They came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint and Noida Mint.

How do I identify which Komagata Maru Incident coin I have?

Read the year and the mint mark together โ€“ neither identifies a variety on its own. The mark sits under the year on the coin: a diamond or dot for Mumbai, a star for Hyderabad, nothing at all for Kolkata, a solid dot for Noida. This issue came from Bombay (Mumbai Mint), Calcutta (Kolkatta Mint), Hyderabad Mint and Noida Mint.

Where this leaves you

If you are holding one, compare it against the table above by year and mint, and judge the condition strictly. Every other denomination is catalogued here, and if you decide to part with it, this explains how selling actually works.