Summary
1/4 Rupee, Issued by East India Company, Bengal, India, 1204 AH Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta Mint (bead at centre of the 4 dots)
Obverse Description
Persian legend beginning with the date 1204
Reverse Description
Short Julus formula (translation: Struck at Murshidabad in the 19 year)
Edge Description
milled ///
Significance
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, on the 1/4 rupee it was given as 1204 (1789-1790 AD). 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 in the middle of the four beads near the rim at 4 o'clock on the reverse.
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
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Date Issued
1793 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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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
17 mm (Outside Diameter), 2.9 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 159 KM#96
[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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