The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in silver, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 11.96g. Surface delaminating above and to left of lion’s head, otherwise very fine, much as made £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 544, recté silver.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Imitation of the 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin”.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.5% silver, with traces of copper, lead and zinc