India 1840 to 1850 – Victoria Continuous Legend – Half Anna

Between 1835 and 1844 copper coins continued to be issued in the style of those of William IV, and continued to be dated 1835 (see William IV).

Bombay had continued to strike coins in the pre-1835 style (i.e. with the ‘scales’ design) and it was not until 1844 that the design was standardised throughout the EIC territories. However, the coins issued by the Bombay Mint were dated 1835 in line with those from the Madras Mint. These are recorded in the section on William IV.

In January 1845 permission was granted for the Calcutta mint to strike half annas. These coins were dated 1845 and the mint continued to issue them with this fixed date until 1860.