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Calcutta Mint – Milled Coinages – Copper Pice et infra 1795/96

 

The value in three languages:

Bengali: ek pai sikka. Persian: yek pai sikka.

Hindi: ek pai sikka. (Translation of all languages = One pai sikka).

sanah julūs 37 shāh ‘ālam bādshāh (= in the 37th year of the Emperor Shah ‘Alām).

 

Official Weight (g)

Varies. See below

Actual Weight (g)

”

Actual Diameter (mm)

”

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

 

Catalogue

 

Cat No.

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Pr. No.

Denomination

Date Issued

Official wt (g)

Actual wt (g)

Actual diam (mm)

Provenance

√ Comments

Rarity

4.28

√ 1485.

203

Pice

1795

11.64

11.66

 

Ste

 

RR

4.29

√ 1486.

204

”

1796

8.73

8.06-8.91

29.1-30.1

Ste

 

C

4.30

1494.

211

Half Pice

1795

5.82

5.83

25.2-25.4

 

Obverse legend: Half Pie Sicca in three languages.

RR

4.31

√ 1495.

21

”

1796

4.36

4.14-4.8

23.1-23.5

Ste

Ref: Kaslove, 4.8g; Johnston.

S