Summary
1/8 Rupee, Issued by Bengal, India, Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta
Note: Struck betwen 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 regnal year, being near the centre of the die usually is present.
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
1777-1793 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
05
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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
13 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.42 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 151 KM#81.3
[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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