¼ Anna - Victoria
Issuer India - British
Type Standard circulation coins
Mints Birmingham, Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham
Obverse
Coat of arms of the East India Company: 2 lions as supporters of the shield, St George's cross on the crest and flags, motto on the ribbon.
Lettering: 1858 AUSP: REGIS ET SEN: ANGLIAE
Reverse
Value in Persian and English, within a laurel wreath. Name of an issuer in semicircle along the rim.
Lettering: EAST INDIA COMPANY يک پاى ONE QUARTER ANNA
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Victoria (Wikidata) (Nomisma)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes
Issuing Entity
East India Company (Wikidata)
Face Value
¼ Anna (Numeric: 0.015625) (Fraction: 1/64)
References
KM #463
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.42 g
Size
25 mm
Thickness
1.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
1858 AUSP: REGIS ET SEN: ANGLIAE
Reverse Lettering
EAST INDIA COMPANY يک پاى ONE QUARTER ANNA
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Mint | - |
| Mintage | 62,720,000 |
| G | 1.14EUR |
| VG | 1.18EUR |
| F | 2.00EUR |
| VF | 2.50EUR |
| XF | 5.18EUR |
| AU | 22.01EUR |
| UNC | 25.60EUR |
Comments
Two types of the reverse were in use during emission. ReverseDie A - each side of wreath at the top with single leaf (top on the image).Die B - each side of wreath at the top with double leaf (bottom on the image).
1858ObverseDie 1 - wide date, "5" high.Die 2 - narrow date, "5" low. CombinationsJ. Watt & Sons mint1+A see main photos of the article.2+A picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.
Heaton's Mint1+B.Mintage of frozen date 1858James Watt & Co., Birmingham struck 62,720,000 pcs in May 1860.Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham struck 54,880,000 pcs in October 1859, 62,720,000 in May 1860 and 54,880,000 pcs in April 1862. Correspondence with the Standard Catalog of World CoinsKM#463.1: die A all years.KM#463.2: die B all years.
1858ObverseDie 1 - wide date, "5" high.Die 2 - narrow date, "5" low. CombinationsJ. Watt & Sons mint1+A see main photos of the article.2+A picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.Heaton's Mint1+B.Mintage of frozen date 1858James Watt & Co., Birmingham struck 62,720,000 pcs in May 1860.Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham struck 54,880,000 pcs in October 1859, 62,720,000 in May 1860 and 54,880,000 pcs in April 1862. Correspondence with the Standard Catalog of World CoinsKM#463.1: die A all years.KM#463.2: die B all years. 
