Bombay Mint – Copper, Twelfth Anna – 1833 to 1844. Obverse Varieties

 

Design

The design may be of this coinage or the previous coinage

Shield & Lion

The shield comes in two sizes with one being slightly smaller than the other. The arms and tail of the lion above the shield also differ

 

 

A

A1

B

Design

This coinage

This Coinage

Previous coinage

Shield & Lion

Large shield. Lion’s arms extended and tip of tail horizontal

Slightly smaller shield. Lion’s arms close to chest and tip of tail points down

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A – This coinage

A1

B – Previous coinage