In India it is customary to give brides British coins that are then made into necklaces and worn at the wedding. These coins, strung on red cotton twine, range from 1919 to 1941 with most of them from 1935 and 1941. One side has a stylized diamond shape in the center and says "India" above and has a date below. Across the center of the diamond shape is "AN I NA" . The other side has a relief of a man wearing a crown and says "GEORGE V KING + EMPEROR".
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