Live auction - fwo_504573 - BRITISH INDIA 1/2 Roupie Victoria 1893 Calcutta
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| Estimate : | 80 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 30 October 2018 18:07:09 |
Type : 1/2 Roupie Victoria
Date: 1893
Mint name / Town : Calcutta
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,83 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA - QUEEN.
Obverse description : Buste couronné à gauche en costume traditionnel de Victoria.
Reverse
Reverse legend : HALF RUPEE / INDIA / 1893.
Reverse description : Dans une couronne florale.
Commentary
Lettre C incuse.
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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