Live auction - fwo_600146 - BRITISH INDIA 1 Mohur East India Company Victoria, 2e type 1841 Calcutta
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| Estimate : | 1 400 € |
| Price : | 1 350 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 450 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 September 2020 18:46:25 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : 1 Mohur East India Company Victoria, 2e type
Date: 1841
Mint name / Town : Calcutta
Quantity minted : 442000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,6 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie présente des traces de monture sur la tranche et une forte usure. Le flan est légèrement bombé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA - QUEEN // . 1841 ..
Obverse description : Tête nue de Victoria à gauche.
Obverse translation : (Victoria, reine).
Reverse
Reverse legend : EAST INDIA COMPANY// ONE MOHUR.
Reverse description : Lion passant devant un palmier ; valeur en anglais et en persan.
Reverse translation : (Compagnie orientale de l'Inde/ un mohur).
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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