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Coin - 1/2 Rupee, India, 1862
Reg. No: NU 23558
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- Summary:
- 1/2 Rupee, Issued by India, 1862
Minted by Bombay or Madras Mint - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 1984
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 24 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 5.84 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | british commonwealth coins, british commonwealth and empire coins |
| Themes this item is part of: | Bombay Mint, Medal & Coin Makers, India, Leonard Charles Wyon, Engraver (1826-1891), Numismatics & Philately Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | India |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | British India |
| DateEra: | 1862 AD |
| Denomination: | 1/2 Rupee |
| Obverse Description: | Crowned and robed bust of the queen facing left; around VICTORIA QUEEN |
| Reverse Description: | Within entwined scrollwork of Indian flora, HALF / RUPEE / INDIA / 1862 |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | India, 1862 |
| Mint: | Bombay (Mint), India, 1862 May have been struck at Madras see Pridmore p.125 |
| Artist: | Leonard Wyon - Royal Mint, London, Great Britain J. Lutz at Calcutta Mint employed Wyon's work to prepare new matrix dies from which the working die that was employed for this coin were made |
| References: |
KM#472 Pridmore |
| Bibliography: |
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