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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1537689, member: 6229&quot;]<font size="4"><font size="2">On August 15, 1947 India was granted it&#039;s independence. This created a problem for the Royal Canadian Mint. The dies for the 1948 coinage without &quot;ET IND: IMP ( Emperor of India) would be late in arriving. To facilitate the making of those dies the job was farmed out to the Paris Mint by the Royal Mint of England. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><font size="2">The Royal Canadian Mint decided to strike more 1947 coins of all denominations to satisfy the demand for coins. </font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="2">To distinguish this coinage from the 1947 coins struck in 1947 a tiny maple leaf was placed after the date.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="2">Clinker </font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="2"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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