Summary
1/2 Rupee, Issued by India, 1862
Minted by Bombay or Madras Mint
Obverse Description
Crowned and robed bust of the queen facing left; around VICTORIA QUEEN
Reverse Description
Within entwined scrollwork of Indian flora, HALF / RUPEE / INDIA / 1862
Edge Description
Milled
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 24 May 1984
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Date Issued
1862 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Bombay (Mint), India, 1862
May have been struck at Madras see Pridmore p.125 -
Artist
Leonard C. Wyon - Royal Mint, London, Great Britain
J. Lutz at Calcutta Mint employed Wyon's work to prepare new matrix dies from which the working die that was employed for this coin were made -
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
24 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.84 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#472 Pridmore
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1980. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 2.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins
