The Puddester Collection

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, George V, original nickel Pattern Proof Anna, 1921, Calcutta, on lozenge-shaped flan with rounded corners, unsigned, crowned bust left, george v king emperor, rev. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annā oru annā eka ānā oka ānā in angles, edge plain, 3.19g/12h (Prid. 1080 [Sale, lot 220]; SW 8.271, recté nickel; KM. Pn107, recté nickel; cf. Fore II, 768; cf. ‘Diana’ 410-11). Some spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £2,000-£2,600

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

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Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 316.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 98.99% nickel, 0.73% iron and 0.28% copper, which backs up the respective opinions given by Peter Mitchell and Randy Weir when describing the Pridmore and Fore coins.

In an attempt to align the shapes of the flans of the 2- and 1-anna denominations in the wake of the introduction of the former as a lozenge-shaped cupro-nickel coin in 1918, the Finance Department instructed the Calcutta mint to prepare patterns of the latter coin in 1921, but a change in shape for currency purposes was not proceeded with