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

 

Alamgir Rupee Obv NeatCresc

Alamgir Rupee Obv CrudeCresc

Alamgir Rupee Obv VCrudeCresc

A - Neat with Crescent. AH date usually above divider

B - Fairly crude with crescent

C - Crude with crescent

 

Alamgir Rupee Obv InvCresc

Alamgir Rupee Obv Rosette

D - Inverted Crescent

E - Dots forming a rosette

F - Circle