fwo_787382 - BRITISH INDIA 1 Roupie Victoria 1862 Calcutta
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Type : 1 Roupie Victoria
Date: 1862
Mint name / Town : Calcutta
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 30,72 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,43 g.
Edge : striée
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Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA - QUEEN.
Obverse description : Buste couronné à gauche en costume traditionnel de Victoria.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ONE / RUPEE / INDIA / 1862.
Reverse description : Dans une couronne florale.
Commentary
Il existe plus de 50 variétés repertoriées de cette monnaie pour la seule date de 1862.
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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