1 & 2 Paisa, Junagadh, 1943 Leaders These coins were minted in

These coins were minted in 2 years - 1901 and 1903

The World War 2 started in September 1939

Unlike Western currencies

and moved on to the dollar in 1966

1 & 2 Paisa, Junagadh, 1943 Leaders These coins were minted in1 & 2 paisa cash coupons of Junagadh State, printed in 1943. The obverse has the oval stamp of Junagadh state, while the reverse carries the serial number. These coupons notes were substitute for the 1 paisa (1 quarter anna) metallic coins of British India as metal was in short supply during the Second World War. Another sign of this shortage was the replacement of the one quarter anna British Indian coins with the much smaller 1 pice (hole coin hole