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Struck Lakshmi coins:

These are of copper and weigh upto 5 grams. There are several interesting varieties of the struck Lakshmi coins, the measurements of these are:

COIN                                    HEIGHT         WIDTH   THICKNESS (mm)
Struck Normal Lakshmi       28-30           10-14     0.25-0.50
Struck Seated Lakshmi       25               15          0.25
Seated Bull on Rev var       29               15          0.25
Male Lakshmi                    29               18          0.25 

Struck Lakshmi coin (Normal):

Seated Lakshmi & Male Lakshmi coins:

 

Seated Bull on Reverse:

Swastika revolving to the left: A rare encountered variety, not seen in the cast coins.

Availability of struck Lakshmi coins: Normal struck coins are generally available from VF to XF+ condition but the varieties are generally rarer. 

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