The Puddester Collection

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in copper, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 9.90g. Extremely fine, 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 547.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “A uniface imitation of the lion & palm 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin”.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 95% copper, 5% zinc