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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 2655572, member: 16729&quot;]This coin, the 50 Paise dated 1985 with the star mintmark under the &quot;1,&quot; was minted by Komsco, the South Korean Mint.&nbsp; As far as I know, these Indian coins are the only coins struck in South Korea that feature a mint mark.&nbsp; South Korea&#039;s own coins certainly don&#039;t!</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Indian coins minted outside of India feature these mint marks:</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]588180[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><br /></p><p>Mintage for these Korean-made 50 Paise coins:&nbsp; 1.5 billion.&nbsp; </p><p>Struck between 1985~1987.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]588175[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a video of the striking operations at the Gyeongsan Mint (1975~present) with a nice panning shot of the shop floor and the coining presses at work!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I see &quot;knuckle presses&quot; on the right (painted green) in that opening shot.&nbsp;&nbsp; I wonder the difference between the green and the blue machines?</p><p><br /></p><p>Footage of the Mint begins at 0:29 seconds in this government PSA/promotional/propaganda video:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]2C5dvYpPDGQ[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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