India 1840 to 1850 – Victoria Continuous Legend – Rupee – 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 missing

34 - 19L;15R

lower bead missing

34 - 19L;15R

Bead by T missing

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

Large

Small

Small

Large

Small

Small

Small

 

19 berries

20 berries (extra berry highlighted) Photo from Amit Surana

 

34 Berries1 Highlighted

34 Berries Highlighted

34 berries (highlighted). Lower bead missing. Arrow shows missing berry

34 berries (highlighted). bead by ONE missing. Arrow shows missing berry, which gradually faded away over time.

 

35 Berries Highlighted

34 berries bead by T of EAST missing. (Photo from Surana)

35 berries (highlighted)

36 Beads

 

Bud Leaves with arrow

Two Leaves with arrow

Bud

Two leaves

 

Crescent on Bow Highlighted

No v on Bow

v on Bow Highlighted

Crescent privy mark (highlighted)

No privy mark

v privy mark (highlighted)

 

Small Date Digits

Large Date Digits

Small date digits. Note the 0 & no serif on cross-bar of 4.

Large date digits. Note the 0 & serif on cross-bar of 4.