Summary

1/4 Rupee, Issued by Bengal, India, Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta
Note: Struck between 1777 and 1793

Obverse Description

Legend in Persian script (mostly off flan)

Reverse Description

Legend in Persian script with the year 19 (legend mostly off flan)

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

The smaller denominations of this issue are all struck with flans much smaller than the dies used. As a result the Hijri date is never found on them, however the perpetual 19 san, being near the centre of the die usually is present.

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