Summary
10 Cash coin issued by Maharaja Sir Mummadi Krishnaraja III Wodeyar in the Mysore Princely State, India
Hammered copper coinage struck at the Bangalore mint in 1841 AD
Obverse Description
Crude lion advancing to left, head facing; above, Sri between sun and moon; below, 1841; border of beads
Reverse Description
In Karanese (Krishna); in Persian, (struck at Mysore); in English, Io - the denomination 10
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Although the reverse of the coin states that it was struck at the Mysore mint, that mint had been transferred to Bangalore in 1833 (Major R.P. Jackson "Coin Collecting in Mysore", BNJ, 1908, p.338). Krause, p.656, gives "Type VI Obv. Lion, date below. Struck at the Bangalore subsiduary mint"
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1841 AD
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
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Mint
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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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), 4.33 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
C#192.2
[Thesis] Lugton, Mary E. 1989. George McArthur of Maldon: his Life and his Book Collection.
[Catalogue] Morrison, Ian. 2003. The Baker of Maldon.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900., 656 Pages
[Article] Jackson, R. P. 1909. Coin Collecting in Mysore. BNJ. 287-340.
