{"title":"Collection | 1947","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 1947, an empire ended and a nation began. Every coin struck that year passed through the hands of a people standing at the threshold of freedom, spent in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003esame\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003emarkets,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003erailway\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003estations,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ehomes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ewhere\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eindependence\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ewas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ebeing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ewon.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003e1947\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eCollection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003epreserves\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ethose\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ecoins\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eliving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eheirlooms,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eeach\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eone\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eset\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ehand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003einto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ea\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ewooden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eAnka\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003etimepiece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the year the Raj minted its final rupees. The legendary Tiger Rupee, with its magnificent Indian tiger replacing the old colonial wreath, quietly announced that a new identity had arrived.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlongside it, the Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, Two Anna, and Pice carried the everyday rhythm of a country on the edge of transformation. Together they tell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003estory\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003e1947\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003enot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003egrand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003emonuments,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ebut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003esmall,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003etangible\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ecurrency\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eordinary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003elife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach watch in this collection is more than a way to tell time. It is a way to carry a moment. The coin at the heart of the dial is genuine, weathered\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby nearly eight decades of history, and framed in hand-finished wood that honours its age. When you wear a piece from the 1947 Collection, you wear the last coins of British\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eIndia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003efirst\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ebreath\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ea\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003efree\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003enation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eall\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003eyour\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_wordAnimating_yu34g_11\"\u003ewrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHandmade, antique, and impossible to repeat. 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