Summary
1 Rupee, Issued by East India Company, Bengal, India, Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta Mint
Obverse Description
Persian legend without a hijri date (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 (translation: Struck at Murshidabad in the 19 year of his tranquil prosperity)
Edge Description
Milled (vertical)
Significance
This issue was authorised under Regulation XIV 1818, effective from 1 January 1819. As part of an ongoing move to produce a uniform currency, the weight of the 19 san sicca was increased. The change was marked by the introduction of vertical milling on the edge of the coins and, on the rupee, a five-pointed star below the Persian letters 'Bad' near the rim at 9 o'clock on the obverse. All coins of this issue were minted at Calcutta which retained it's mint mark of a small dot above the two beads to left of centre on the first line of the legend.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Mr Erich Wodak, John Gartner, 24 Jan 1983
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Date Issued
1819 AD
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Issued By
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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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Type of item
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Dimensions
27 mm (Outside Diameter), 12.41 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 172 KM#70
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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