India 1850 to 1860 – Victoria, Divided Legend – Half Rupee

As with the rupee, the reverse dies had to be remade in Calcutta after the originals had been received from London in 1849. The die engraver copied the reverse Persian legend incorrectly spelling ana as ata.

No marks are known that allow distinction between Bombay and Calcutta Mints. Madras coins are distinguished by the presence of an extra initial (S or B) on the truncation of the neck. The initials S or B are very similar and care must be taken to correctly identify these marks when examining coins.