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# 643Rupee AD 1840 Queen VictoriaIndia G British - East India Company
British India – East India Company (1835-1858) – Issue in the name of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Rupee 1840 (1844-1845). 35 berries. Mint: Calcutta (crescent in relief), Silver (ø 31.15 mm – w. 11.56 g.). Edge: grained. Pridmore 53. KM 457.10.

Obverse:
Young head of Queen Victoria to left, hair bound with a double fillet, continous legend above (VICTORIA QUEEN), toothed border.

Reverse:
Denomination in two languages in centre, in English in two lines above (ONE RUPEE) and in Persian below (Yek Rupiya = One Rupee), within laurel wreath tied with ribbon below. Legend around (EAST INDIA COMPANY), date (1840) between two rosettes at bottom, a dot after the date. Minute crescent in relief as privy mark on the ribbon bow, on the left. Toothedd border.

Note:
Indian head type. Die prepared by Kasinath Dass, Chief Engraver at the Calcutta Mint.

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 – Krause Publications, 4th Edition, Usa, 2004.
Pridmore F. – The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 2: Uniforme Coinage – London, 1975.