Summary
1 Rupee, Issued by East India Company, Bengal, India, Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta Mint (bead above the 2 dots on first row)
Note: The diameter, weight and edge milling non standard for this issue, may be a copy (see Pridmore p. 273)
Obverse Description
Persian couplet (translation: Defender of the religion of Muhammad. Shah Alam. Emperor. Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes)
Reverse Description
Julus formula legend (translation: Struck at the Murshidabad mint in the year 19 of his reign of tranquil prosperity)
Edge Description
Milled vertical
Significance
The markings on the obverse of this coin match theose for the issue of 1793 but the milling and weight are those of the 1819 rupee. It is from the Wodak collection where it was not recorded as a copy - but nor with any other comment.
The 1793 issue was authorised under Regulation XXXV of 1 May 1793. Except on the 1/4 rupee, the hijri year is omitted from the legend. The mints of Calcutta, Dacca, Murshidabad and Patna were used to strike coins for this issue, all are identicle except for tiny (secret) dots; in this case a dot above the two beads left of centre on the top line.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Mr Erich Wodak, John Gartner, 24 Jan 1983
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Date Issued
1793 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Calcutta (Mint), India, 1793
may be a copy of a Calcutta coin -
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
29 (Outside Diameter), 12.41 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore cf. 157 cf. KM#99
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2007. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1701 - 1800.
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Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins
