Bombay Mint – Silver Malabar Rupees – Obverse Varieties

 

Differentiating Mark & Design

A number of different marks occur on the obverse. The designs may be neat, fairly crude or very crude

 

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

Differentiating Mark & Design

Neat, small crescent

Fairly Crude, small crescent

Fairly Crude, large crescent

Neat Inverted Crescent

Crude Rosette

Fairly crude Circle

 

A - Neat with Crescent. AH date usually above divider

B - Fairly crude with crescent

C - Crude with crescent

 

D - Inverted Crescent

E - Dots forming a rosette

F - Circle