India 1850 to 1860 – Victoria, Divided Legend – Rupee 1849
In 1846 the Calcutta Mint Master asked that a set of matrix dies for the
gold and silver coins should be obtained from London, and this request was sent by the Mint
Committee to the Court of Directors. The Court duly asked for dies to be
prepared by William Wyon and, in 1849, the dies and matrices were sent to India
together with specimens. These original dies bore the date 1849 [1].