Summary
1/4 Rupee, Issued by India, 1840
East India Company Uniform Coinage, Type I
Mint uncertain
Physical Description
A round silver coin (20 mm). The obverse features a young head of the Quen facing left; around above, VICTORIA QUEEN. The reverse has at the centre within an olive wreath, 1/4 RUPEE then a line in Arab script; around, EAST INDIA COMPANY 1840.
Obverse Description
Bare head of the queen facing left; around above, 'VICTORIA QUEEN'.
Reverse Description
At the centre within an olive wreath, 1/4 / RUPEE / a line in Persian and Hindi script (Chahar ana; translation: Four Annas); around above, EAST INDIA COMPANY; below, 1840
Edge Description
Milled
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1840 AD
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Issued By
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Inscriptions
VICTORIA QUEEN 1/4 RUPEE EAST INDIA COMPANY 1840.
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter), 2.906 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round