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Victoria – Continuous Legend – Gold – Mohur, Currency – 1841

One specimen has a dot on the truncation of the bust. The significance of this is not known. See photos for 2.5C below.

		ONE MOHUR يك أشرف
The bust of the Queen facing left. There may or may not be initials on the truncation of the neck. Continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed rim.	A lion standing and facing left with a palm tree above. The legend above: EAST INDIA COMPANY The value in English and Persian (= Yek ashrafi = One Mohur) below: All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.68
Actual Diameter (mm)	26.0-26.5
Composition	Gold
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Edge	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.1	√ 2002.	18	1841	Bombay or Calcutta No MM	Currency	A	SG	Bald, Noon		Mintage 601,088 at Calcutta and 5,960 at Bombay	S
2.2	2003.	19	”	”	Proof/PR	A	”				RR
2.2a	√ 2003c.	-	”	”	Gilt Proof/PR	A	”	Barbara Mears	Wt = 5.36. Ref: Kaslove. Two known		RRR
2.3	√ 2004.	20	”	Madras S incuse	Currency	B	”	Fore, Noon		32,276	S
2.4	2005.	21	”	”	Proof/PR	B	”				RR
2.5	2006.	-	”	”	Bronze Proof	B	P		Ref: Pr. p27. BNJ 1907 p368		RRR
2.5C	√ 2006c.	-	”	Mint not certain Dot on bust	Currency	C		David Guest	Ref: Pridmore sale, Glens 17 Oct 1983, lot 10		RRR

See next mohur Victoria divided legend 1841 & 1854 or previous mohur William IV 1835

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Initial on truncation of neck	None	S

Initial on truncation of neck

There may be no initials on the truncation of the neck, or S incuse. See rupee for possible meanings of initials.

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Pewter – Rupee, Uniface Pattern – Struck 1839

The head of the Queen facing left. The legend above: VICTORIA QUEEN Surrounded by a plain, raised rim.	Blank

Actual Weight (g)	10.40
Actual Diameter (mm)	31.3-31.5
Composition	Pewter
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Mint/ Mintmark	Date	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
2.7	√ 2007.	182	Calcutta No MM	No Date	Pattern	Fore		RRR

See also half rupee and quarter rupee (below)

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Silver – Rupee, Bombay Pattern – 1839

The head of the Queen facing left. The legend above: VICTORIA QUEEN Surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.	The value in English and Persian (= yek rupiya = One rupee): ONE RUPEE All within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1839 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.5
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	?

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
2.8	√ 2009.	181	1839	Bombay No MM	Pattern	Fore	Only one is believed to be outside a museum	RRR

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Silver – Rupee, Currency – 1840

		ONE RUPEE (= yek rupiya = One rupee)
The head of the Queen facing left. Continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed rim.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend and date: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1840. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.61-11.68
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.5-32.3
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.9	√ 2010.	44	1840	Calcutta Diam 31.1-31.4mm + È	Currency	A	VI	Noon	1840	179,934,670	C
2.10	2011.	43	”	Diam + È	Proof	A	III				RR
2.11	2012.	-	”	Diam + No privy mark	Currency	A	IV		Crescent may be worn away?		C
2.12	√ 2013.	-	”	Diam + No privy mark	Currency	B	II	Noon	Crescent may be worn away?		C
2.13	√ 2014.	42	”	Diam + È	Currency	B	III	Fore, Noon	Ref: Thompson		S
2.14	2015.	-	”	Diam + È	Proof/PR	B	VI		Diam 31.6mm		RR
2.14a	√ 2029e.	-	”	?	Proof/PR	B	IX	Bald	Ref: Baldwin (2013), sale 78 (Fore), lot 603		RR
2.15	√ 2016.	-	”	Diam + No privy mark	Currency	C	IX	Bald			C
2.15a	√ 2016c.	-	”	?	Currency	C	VI	Bald	Ref: Aves collection. See also Baldwin (2013), sale 84 (Fore), lot 2370. The coins in this latter sale are described as having a tiny letter H on the reverse ribbon and having different obverses. However, the obverses both look the same to me.		S
2.15b	√ 2016e.	-	”	?	Currency	C	VIII	Bald	Ref: Baldwin (2013), sale 84 (Fore), lot 2367. In the same sale, lot 2369 is described as not having the hair on the ribbon but closer examination shows that this is the result of a damaged die and it is, in fact, C/VIII. See photos		S
2.15c	√ 2016i	-	”	?	Currency	C	X	Deepak Bansal	Not sure of mint. 36 beads on reverse. Amit Surana has also reported this feature.		RR?
2.16	√ 2017.	53	”	Diam + È	Currency	F	VIII	Amit Surana, Noon	Amit Surana wrote: Rev of Pr 53 evolved to Pr 55 and then we have this unlisted rev. See photos for further clarity		C
2.17	√ 2018.	54	”	”	Proof/PR	F	VIII	Bald, Noon			RR
2.17a	√ 2019c.	-	”	”	Currency	F	VI	Bald			RR
2.18	√ 2019.	55	”	”	Proof/PR	F	VI	Bald, Noon	34 berries (one missing near ONE)		RR
2.20	√ 2021.	-	”	Bombay Diam 31.6-31.7 + No privy mark	Currency	B	II	Bald, Deepak Bansal, Noon	Lef group	109,838,073	C
2.21	√ 2022.	51	”	”	Currency	B	IV	Bald, Deepak Bansal, Noon	Bud group		C
2.22	√ 2023.	52	”	”	Currency	F	IX	Noon	Ridges on ribbon		C
2.22a	√ 2029c.	-	”	?	Proof/PR	F	IX	Bald			RR
2.23	√ 2023c.	-	”	”	Currency	F	VII	Price	Small date. 34 berries (one missing at lower left) Ref: Roger Price		R?
2.24	√ 2024.	48	”	Madras Diam 31.8-32.3mm	Currency	B	I	Noon	No initial, v on ribbon	21,898,181	C
2.25	√ 2025.	47	”	”	Currency	D	I	Sekhar Kausik, Noon	S initial, v on ribbon		C
2.26	√ 2026.	45	”	”	Currency	D	II	Bald	S initial, no v		C
2.27	√ 2027.	46	”	”	Proof/PR	D	II	Bald, Noon			RR
2.28	√ 2028.	49	”	”	Currency	D	V	Daniel Yel Zett	S initial, , no v, bud leaf group		C
2.28A	2028c.	-	”	”	Currency	D	VIIa		S initial, extra bead by T. Ref: Surana		C
2.28B	√ 2028e.	-	”	”	Currency	D	IX	Bald, Noon	S initial, small date		S
2.29	√ 2029.	50	”	”	Currency	E	IX	Sandeep Shah	S initial, 1mm gap small date		C
2.30	2030.	-	”	”	Currency	E	VII		S initial, 1 mm gap, Lower bead missing		C

See next Victoria divided legend Rupee and previous William IV Rupee

The photos above were sent by Ahon Reza describing a rupee with a modified English head and 34 berries reverse

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D	E	F
Initials on bust	None	None	None	S	S	None
Ridges on Ribbon	None	None	None	None	None	Present
Point of Bust	2mm	2mm	1mm	2mm	1mm	1mm
Lock of Hair on front ribbon	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Initials on bust	There may or may not be incuse initials on the truncation of the bust. N incuse has been reported but more evidence is needed. See photos
Ridges on Ribbon	There may or may not be diagonal ridges on the top back and the bottom ribbons
Point of Bust	The distance between the point of the bust and the rim may be 1mm or 2mm
Lock of Hair on front ribbon	The lock of hair may or may not cross the ridge on the bottom ribbon

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIIa	VIII	IX	X
Berries in wreath	19-10L;9R	19-10L;9R	19-10L;9R	19-10L;9R	20-10L;10R	34-19L;15R bead by ONE	34-19L;15R lower bead	34-19L;15R Bead by T	35-20L;15R	35-20L;15R	36 – 22L;14R?
Leaf group	Leaf	Leaf	Bud	Bud	Bud	Leaf	Leaf	Leaf	Leaf	Leaf	Leaf
Privy Mark	v	None	Crescent	None	None	Crescent	None	?	Crescent	None	Crescent
Date Digits	Large	Large	Large	Large	?	Small	Small	Large	Small	Small	Small

Berries in wreath	The number of berries in the wreath may vary. There are three varieties of the 34 berry variety with different berries missing. There seem to be endless discussions on Facebook about the number of berries. See photos.
Leaf group	The second inner leaf group at the top right of the wreath may look like a flower bud (Bud) or like two leaves (Leaf).
Privy Mark	There may be a crescent privy mark (cresc) on the left bow of the ribbon, a tiny v privy mark (v) or no privy mark. The crescent and v can easily be worn away. Much has been made of a possible letter I or M Lower on the ornamentation but I’m not sure. See photos and discussion.
Date Digits	The date digits may be large or small

NB KM tries to use size of diamonds as a differentiating point but I haven’t found this to be consistently useful.

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Pewter – Half Rupee, Uniface Pattern – Struck 1839

The head of the Queen facing left. The legend above: VICTORIA QUEEN Surrounded by a plain, raised rim.	Blank Photos from Rupee

Actual Weight (g)

?

Actual Diameter (mm)

26.5

Composition

Pewter

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
2.31	2031.	183	No Date	Calcutta No MM	Pattern			RRR

See also pattern rupee (above) and quarter rupee (below)

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Silver – Half Rupee, Currency – 1840

Head of the Queen facing left. Surrounded by a continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian (Hasht ana = eight annas): HALF RUPEE Within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1840. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	5.81
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.3-24.8
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.32	√ 2032.	73	1840	Calcutta Diam 24.3-24.4mm + È	Currency	A	I	Bald	È often worn away	8,049,420	C
2.33	√ 2033.	74	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I	Bald, SA, Noon			RR
2.34	√ 2034.	79	”	Calcutta No mm	Currency Mule	(A)	IV	Russel Haque, Satya Narayana. Noon	Indian head. No dot after date Also reported by Russel Haque.		RR
2.35	√ 2035.	77	”	Calcutta Diam + È	Currency	(A)	I	Noon	Pr. Describes the bust as ‘Indian Head’. Hard to distinguish from SW 2.32		C
2.36	√ 2036.	78	”	”	Proof/PR	(A)	I	Noon	Ref: Pr.p. 33. Diam 24.6mm. This has the so-called ‘Indian Head‘		RR
2.37	√ 2037.	76	”	Bombay Diam 24.5-24.6mm No MM	Currency	A	III	Bald		9,844,380	C
2.38	2038.	75	”	Madras Diam 24.7-24.9 + v	Currency	A	II		v often not visible.	1,874,420	C
2.39	2039.	75	”	Madras Diam + S + v	Currency	B	II		None seen		NR

See next Victoria divided legend half rupee and previous William IV half rupee

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Initials on bust	None	Probably S incuse

Initials on bust

There may or may not be initials on the truncation of the bust. See rupee for photos. The S is not very clear on these half rupees.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV
Privy mark on Bow	Crescent	v?	None	Crescent
Dot after Date	Present	Present	Present	Absent

Privy mark on Bow	There may be a crescent or a v on the ribbon bow. See rupee for photos
Dot after date	There is usually a dot after the date.

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Pewter – Quarter Rupee, Uniface Pattern – Struck 1839

The head of the Queen facing left. The legend above: VICTORIA QUEEN Surrounded by a plain, raised rim.	Blank Photos from rupee

Actual Weight (g)

5.03

Actual Diameter (mm)

21.3

Composition

Pewter

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
2.40	2040.	184	No date	Calcutta No MM	Pattern			RRR

See also rupee and half rupee (above)

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Silver – Quarter Rupee, Currency – 1840

		¼ RUPEE (= Chahar ana = Four annas)
The head of the Queen facing left. Continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed rim.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1840 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	2.91
Actual Weight (g)	2.92-2.93
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.3-20.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.41	√ 2041.	98	1840	Calcutta Diam 19.3-19.4 + Crescent on bow	Currency	A	I	Fore, Noon		12,994,320	C
2.42	√ 2042.	99	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I	Bald	Ref: Baldwin (2013), sale 78 (Fore), lot 446.		RR
2.43	√ 2043.	103	”	”	Currency	(A)	IV	Fore, Noon	Pr. Describes these two as having the ‘Indian Head’. They both have 34 berries in the wreath on the reverse and this is an easier feature by which to distinguish them from the other varieties.		N
2.44	√ 2044.	104	”	”	Proof/PR	(A)	IV	Bald			RR
2.45	√ 2045.	102	”	Bombay Diam 19.5-19.6 + No MM	Currency	A	II	Bald, Noon		10,617,480	C
2.46	√ 2046.	100	”	Madras Diam 19.6-19.7 + S on neck	Currency	B	II	Fore, Noon		6,450,480	C
2.47	√ 2047.	101	”	”	Currency	B	III	Bald, Noon	v on ribbon		R

See next quarter rupee Victoria divided legend or previous quarter rupee William IV

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Initials on bust	None	S incuse

Initials on bust

There may or may not be incuse initials on the truncation of the bust. See rupee for photos

The curl on the cheek of the Queen is sometimes not visible. It is not certain whether this is a die variety or just caused by wear on the coins. This feature has not been included as a variety in the present catalogue.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV
Berries in wreath	20-10L;10R	20-10L;10R	20-10L;10R	34-19L;15R
Privy mark on Bow	Crescent	None	v	Crescent

Berries in wreath	The number of berries in the wreath varies.
Privy mark on Bow	There may be a crescent or a v on the ribbon bow. See rupee for photos.

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Silver – Two Annas, Pattern – 1841 – Grained Edge

		TWO ANNAS (= do ana = two annas)
Head of the Queen facing left. No initial on the truncation of the neck. Continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1841. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	1.45
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.5
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
2.48	√ 2048.	-	1841	Bombay No MM	Pattern	Ste		RRR

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Iron Gilt – Two Annas, Trial – 1841

This coin appears to be a cancelled die trial for the 1841 coinage.

		TWO ANNAS (= do ana = two annas)
Head of the Queen facing left. No initial on the truncation of the neck. Continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN Official cancellation marks (Xs) in the field on either side of the bust. All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1841 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	~15.5
Composition	Iron Gilt
Edge	?
Axis	?

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
2.49	√ 2049.	-	1841	?	Iron Gilt Trial		Fore	Ref: Baldwin (1995), Sale 6, lot 732	RRR

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Silver – Two Annas, Currency – 1841

		TWO ANNAS (= do ana = two annas)
Head of the Queen facing left. No initial on the truncation of the neck. Continuous legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1841. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	1.46
Actual Weight (g)	1.45
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.3-15.8
Composition	Silver
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.50	√ 2051.	114	1841	Calcutta Diam 15.2-15.3mm + Crescent on bow	Currency	A	I	Bald, Noon		8,385,077	C
2.51	√ 2052.	115	”	”	Currency	B	I	Bald, Noon	Crescent often not visible		C
2.52	2053.	116	”	”	Proof/PR	B	I				RR
2.52a	√ 2053c.	-	”	”	Currency mule	B	IV	Bald	Reverse of divided legend type. Diam not known. Could be Calcutta or Bombay		RRR
2.53	2054.	120	”	Bombay 15.4-15.5mm + No MM	Currency	B	II			11,430,800	C
2.54	√ 2054c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	II	Bald	Ref: Baldwin (2008), sale 54 (Diana), lot 211		RR
2.55	√ 2055.	117	”	Madras 15.6-15.7mm + S on neck	Currency	C	II	Bald, Noon		10,503,600	C
2.55c	√ 2056.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	C	II	Bald	Ref: Pr. p. 200, also Fore		RR
2.56	√ 2057.	118	”	”	Currency	C	III	Bald, Noon			C
2.57	2058.	119	”	”	Currency	D	III				C

See next two annas Victoria divided legend (1841)

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D
Initials on bust	None	None	S incuse	S incuse
Hair between Ribbons	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Curl behind head	Unknown	Single	Single	Double

Initials on bust	There may or may not be initials on the truncation of the bust. See rupee for photos.
Hair between Ribbons	There may or may not be a lock of hair between the ribbons in the hair. This extends onto the front ribbon.
Curl behind head	The hanging curl behind the head may end in a single or double strand. We have recorded this from Pridmore but have not seen it ourselves.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV
No. Berries	16	16	16	9
Privy mark on Bow	Crescent	None	v	None
Stop after Date	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

No. Berries	The number of berries in the wreath varies
Privy mark on Bow	There may be a crescent or a v, in relief, on the ribbon bow. See rupee for photos
Stop after Date	There may or may not be a stop after the date

Worn reverse dies can make the third of the top three left leaves disappear except for a hint seen with a good glass. Also the 4 in the date can have different ends to the cross-bar. These have not been recorded.

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Copper – Half Anna, Currency – Dated 1845

		HALF ANNA (= Do pai = Two Pice)
Arms of the Company. Date between the scroll and the ribbon. The motto on the ribbon: AUSP: REG: & SEN: ANG: All within a plain, raised rim	The value within a wreath of laurel. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a plain, raised rim.

Official Weight (g)	12.95
Actual Weight (g)	13.00
Actual Diameter (mm)	29.5-31.2
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.59	√ 2060.	137	1845	Calcutta No MM	Currency	A	Bald, Noon	Pre 1849	7,788,197	C
2.60	√ 2061.	138	”	”	Currency	B	Bald	Post 1849	9,371,813	C

See next half anna Victoria 1860-1873 or previous half anna William IV (1835)

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Numeral 4	Serif	w/o Serif

Numeral 4

The crossbar of the numeral 4 may have a serif or be without (w/o) serif.

Victoria – Continuous Legend – Copper – Twelfth Anna, Currency – Dated 1848

Calcutta Mint began striking copper twelfth annas dated 1848.

		1 –– 12 ANNA (= suls pai = One-third pice)
Arms of the Company, with the date between the scroll and the ribbon. The ribbon bears the abbreviated Latin motto: AUSP: REG: & SEN: ANG: All within a plain, raised rim	The Value in English and Persian within a laurel wreath. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY Within a plain, raised rim.

Official Weight (g)	2.16
Actual Weight (g)	2.23
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.5-18.0
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
2.61	√ 2062.	163	1848	Calcutta No MM	Currency	Fore, Noon		14,380,924	C
2.62	2063.	164	”	”	Proof/PR				RR

See next twelfth anna Victoria 1860-1873 or previous twelfth anna William IV (1835)