Check up the definition of a mule. It cannot be applied in this context. The mints have off late followed a mix and match policy that IMO talking about die variety vs mule is now nearly irrelevant . It's better to simply say "different"
Dear Paisepagal, I would like to know if the definition of Mule coins have changed recently.
Any idea why is this variety mentioned as a mule in case of Mother Teresa on following website:
http://beekar-the-numismatist.blogspot.in/p/mule-coins-of-india.html
11) 2010, 5 Rs Mother Teresa Comm - mule issue of Hyderabad mint:
Dear kage01,
Plz read my views why I've shown this coin to be a mule coin in my blog.
From 2009, India started issuing 5 rs comm coins in Ni-Brass. In the year 2009, 3 coins were issued from Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad mints. These are Alphonsa, Anna and 60yrs of Common wealth. On the obverse side of all these 3 coins, we find a thin lion. So in 2009 issue of all coins were with a thin lion.
In 2010, a coin commemorating Dr. Prasad was issued from all 4 Indian mints and on its obv we find a new lion, a fat lion. So we can tell that from 2010 the obv lion was changed to a fat lion.
We are not taking the 5 rs RBI issue into this discussion, as an altogether new obv die was used to mint it.
Again in 2010, coins commemorating Tagore and Teresa were issued from all 4 mints and a fat lion is found on the obv of these coins. But the obv of these coins issued from Hyd shows 2 types of lions, a fat lion similar to the lion found on Dr. R Prasad-2010 and a thin lion similar to the lion found on 2009 issue Alphonsa/Anna/60yrs common wealth.
So we can argue that the thin lion found on the obv of Tagore and Teresa coins, is not due to a change of die, but may be due to wrong use of the obv dies of Alphonsa/Anna/60yrs common wealth coins. Hence these 2 are definitely Mule coins.
The same logic can safely be applied to Temple issue of Mumbai and CWGames issue of Hyd and those can safely be called as mule coins.
I request Peter and all other members of this forum to post their opinion on my views. Thank u all. Happy hunting.