½ Rupee - Victoria
Issuer India - British
Type Standard circulation coins
Obverse
Bust of Queen Victoria (Continuous Legend) facing left
Lettering: VICTORIA QUEEN
Reverse
Value in English and Urdu within wreath, Legend in English and date outside wreath
Lettering: EAST INDIA COMPANY HALF RUPEE هشت آن 1840
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Victoria (Wikidata) (Nomisma)
Technique
Milled
Demonetization
Yes
Issuing Entity
East India Company (Wikidata)
Face Value
½ Rupee (Numeric: 0.5) (Fraction: 1/2)
References
KM #455
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.917)
Weight
5.83 g
Size
24.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
VICTORIA QUEEN
Reverse Lettering
EAST INDIA COMPANY HALF RUPEE هشت آن 1840
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1840 | 1840 |
|---|---|---|
| Mint | - | . |
| Mintage | 8,049,000 | 9,844,000 |
| G | - | - |
| VG | - | - |
| F | - | 22.54EUR |
| VF | 25.50EUR | 25.00EUR |
| XF | - | 36.86EUR |
| AU | - | 97.00EUR |
| UNC | - | 475.93EUR |
Comments
- To identify mint, measure coin..
Bombay, 24.5-24.6 mm, no mint mark
Calcutta, 24.3-24.4 mm + crescent on left ribbon bow
Madras, 24.7-24.9 mm + 'S' incuse on truncation
