Summary
1/2 Pice, Issued by, Bengal, India, 1796
Obverse Description
Legend in Persian (translation: In the 37th year of the emperor Shah Alam)
Reverse Description
The legend "half pai sikka" in Bengali, Persian and Hindi scripts
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The issue of the copper 1/2 pice denomination was authorised on 2 October 1795 but the weight standard was reduced in May 1796. Production of the denomination ceased in 1799. It may have returned to production from 1802 but is not noted for the post 1809 change in weight standard.
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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, Dec 1992
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Date Issued
1796 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
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
22.5 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.436 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 212 KM#51
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1., 426-247 Pages
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2007. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1701 - 1800.
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Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins
