British India Coins which were minted from 1862 CE to 1947 CE were stuck under the authority of the crown. The new coins which were minted under the Coinage Act, 1835 had the effigy of William IV on the obverse and the value on the reverse in English and Persian.
In the year 1914 (28th July), First World War started and ended in 1918 (11th November). England, France Russia was on a side and Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey were on another side.