Live auction - fwo_1012259 - BRITISH INDIA 1/2 Rupee (Roupie) East India Company Victoria 1840 Bombay ou Calcutta
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Live starting : Type : 1/2 Rupee (Roupie) East India Company Victoria
Date: 1840
Mint name / Town : Bombay ou Calcutta
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,81 g.
Edge : striée
Slab
PCGS : AU58
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sous coque PCGS AU58
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA - QUEEN // W.W..
Obverse description : Tête de Victoria à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EAST INDIA COMPANY // HALF / RUPEE // * 1840 *.
Reverse description : “HALF RUPEE” dans une couronne.
Historical background
BRITISH INDIA
(Nineteenth century)
British India means all the presidencies and provinces of India under the administration of the English East India Company until 1858 and then under direct British administration until 1947, becoming part of the British Indian Empire. British India is distinct from the regions of India with greater autonomy, called the princely states (principalities or kingdoms over which a local ruler ruled).
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