Victoria – Divided Legend – Gold – Double Mohur, Patterns – 1854

		TWO MOHURS (= Do ashrafi = two mohurs)
Bust of the Queen facing left and surrounded by the legend: VICTORIA QUEEN 1854 The bust divides the legend. Date below. All within a raised, toothed border.	A lion standing and facing left with a palm tree above. The legend above: EAST INDIA COMPANY The value in English and Persian below: All within a raised, toothed border

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	32.5
Composition	Gold
Edge	See Below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Weight (g)	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
3.1	2064.	6	1854	Calcutta No MM	Proof/PR	P	23.32			RRR
3.2	√ 2066.	7	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	P	13.03	Bald		RRR
3.3	√ 2065.	-	”	”	Proof /PR	SG	”	Fore	Ref: Pr. p26	RR
3.4	√ 2067.	-	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	SG	16.02	Fore	Ref: HK/Singapore, Sale 30 (2000), Lot 578	RR
3.5	2068.	-	”	”	Silver Gilt Proof/PR	SG	17.99		Ref: HK/Singapore, Sale 30 (2000), Lot 577	RRR
3.6	2069.	8	”	”	Copper Proof Uniface Reverse	P	11.63			RRR

See also double mohur William IV

Victoria – Divided Legend – Gold – Mohur, Currency & Patterns – 1841

		ONE MOHUR (= yek ashrafi = one mohur)
Bust of the Queen facing left. There may be incuse initials on the truncation of the neck. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN 1841. 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 below. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.9-26.2
Composition	Gold
Edge	SG
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Date

Mint/ Mintmark

Status

Obv

Rev

Edge

Provenance

Comments

Mintage

Rarity

3.7

√ 2070.

22

1841

Calcutta No MM

Currency

A

I

SG

Fore, Noon

441,615

S

3.8

2071.

23

”

”

Proof/PR

A

I

”

RR

3.9

√ 2072.

24

”

”

Proof/PR

A

II

”

Baldwin, Maunish Shah

R

3.9C

√ 2072c.

”

”

Silver PR?

A

I

”

Piyush Khaitan

RR

3.10

2073.

-

”

”

Copper Gilt Proof

A

?

”

RRR

3.11

√ 2074.

22

”

”

Currency

B

I

”

Fore, Noon

S

3.12

2075.

23

”

Proof/PR

B

I

”

Ref: Singapore/HK (1990), Sale 8, lot 358

RR

3.13

√ 2076.

-

-

”

Copper Uniface Rev. Trial

-

I

Fore

Ref: Singapore/HK (2001), sale 32, lot 623

RRR

See also mohur Victoria 1860-1873 or mohur Victoria continuous legend 1841

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Crossbar of 4 in date	Without Serif	Serif

Cross-bar of 4 in date

The crossbar of the 4 in the date may or may not have a serif.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II
Reverse Type	Normal	Earlier type

Reverse Type

The reverse may be the normal one for this type or the design from the earlier continuous legend type. The easiest feature to distinguish these two types is the position of the palm fronds relative to the letters of the legend

Victoria – Divided Legend – Gold – Mohur, Patterns – 1854

		ONE MOHUR (= yek ashrafi = one mohur)
Bust of the Queen facing left. No initials on the truncation of the neck. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN 1854. 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 below. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	22.4
Composition	Gold
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.14	2077.	25	1854	Calcutta No mm	Proof/PR	P				RRR
3.15	√ 2079.	26	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	P	Noon	Axis ↑↓		RRR
3.16	√ 2078.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	SG	Fore			RR
3.17	√ 2080.	-	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	SG	Fore	Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 578		RRR
3.18	2081.	-	”	”	Silver Gilt Proof/PR	SG		Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 577		RRR
3.18a	√ 2081c.	-	”	”	Copper Prood Uniface Reverse	P	Vaidyanadhan			RRR

See next mohur Victoria 1860-1873 or previous mohur Victoria continuous legend 1841

Victoria – Divided Legend – Gold – Ten Rupees, Patterns – 1854

		TEN RUPEES (=das rupiya = ten rupees)
Bust of the Queen facing left. No initials on the truncation of the neck. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN 1854 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 below. All with a raised, toothed border

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	22.4
Composition	Gold
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Weight (g)	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
3.19	2082.	27	1854	Calcutta No MM	Proof/PR	P	7.77			RRR
3.20	2084.	28	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	P	?			RRR
3.21	√ 2083.	-	”	Calcutta No MM	Proof/PR	SG		Fore		RRR
3.22	√ 2085.	-	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	SG	5.98	Fore	Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 578	RRR
3.23	2086.	-	”	”	Silver Gilt Proof/PR	SG	6.18		Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 577	RRR
3.24	√ 2087.	29	”	”	Copper Proof Uniface Reverse	P	5.0	Vaidyanadhan		RRR

See next ten rupees Victoria 1860-1873

Victoria – Divided Legend – Gold – Five Rupees, Patterns – 1854

		5 RUPEES (= panch rupiya = five rupees)
Bust of the Queen facing left. No initials on the truncation of the neck. Divided 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 below. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.6
Composition	Gold
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Weight (g)	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
3.25	2088.	30	1854	Calcutta No MM	Proof/PR	P	3.88			RRR
3.27	√ 2090.	31	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	P	3.95	Noon	Axis ↑↓	RRR
3.26	2089.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	SG				RRR
3.28	√ 2091.	-	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	SG	2.91	Fore	Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 578	RRR
3.29	2092.	-	”	”	Silver Gilt Proof/PR	SG	2.97		Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 577	RRR

See next five rupees Victoria 1860-1873

Victoria – Divided Legend – Silver – Rupee, Patterns – 1849

		ONE RUPEE (= yek rupiya = one rupee)
The head of the Queen facing left. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed rim.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend and date: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1849 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.68-11.70
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.5-30.7
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Edge	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
3.30	√ 2093.	64	1849	Royal Mint No MM	Proof/PR	A	SG	Ste, Deepak Bansal, Noon		RR
3.31	√ 2094.	65	”	”	Proof/PR	A	P	Fore, Noon		RRR
3.32	√ 2095.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	SG	Fore	Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 574. 25 berries on reverse	RR
3.33	2095c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	SG		Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 570. 10 berries on reverse	RRR

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Legend	Divided	Continuous

Legend

The legend may be divided or continuous

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

		ONE RUPEE
The head of the Queen facing left. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed rim.	The value within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend and date: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1840 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.64-11.72
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.4-30.8
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.33	√ 2096.	56/57	1840	Calcutta or Bombay WW Diam 30.5-30.6	Currency	A	I	Noon, Ste, Graham Byfield	Rev I possibly Calcutta Mint. One with serif on 4. See photos.	Calcutta: 398,553,660 Bombay: 312,598,076	C
3.33B	√ 2096b.	-	”	”	Currency	A	I	SA, Graham Byfield	The word MINT in small letters below bust. Ref: Album		RRR
3.33A	2096c.	-	”	”	Currency	A	-		Ref: KM. 27 berries in wreath. Not seen		S?
3.33C	√ 2096e.	-	”	”	Currency	A	-	Surana	extra Nukta on right side of ribbon. 'Ye' is now 'Pe' and it can be read as Pek Rupaya instead of Yek Rupaya. From Amit Surana		RR
3.33D	√ 2096g.	-	”	”	Currency	A	-	Surana	27 berry rupee (instead of the regular 28 berry) with a Nukta punched on a berry on the left side of ribbon.  'Ye' is now 'Pe' and it can be read as Yek Rupapa instead of Yek Rupaya, . From Amit Surana		RR
3.34	2097.	58	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I				RR
3.34C	√ 2097e.	-	”	”	Currency	A	II	Deepak Bansal	25 berries.		R
3.35	√ 2098.	63	”	”	Proof/PR Mule	A	II	Fore, Venkat Ram, Bald, Noon	Rev from 1849 die		R
3.36	√ 2099.	-	”	Madras W.W. Diam 30.7-30.8	Currency	A	I	Fore, Ste		55,049,201	R
3.37	√ 2100.	59	”	Madras W.W.S + Diam	Currency	B	I	Bald, Ste, Noon			S
3.37A	2100c.	-	”	“	Currency	B	III		Ref: Surana		S
3.38	√ 2101.	60	”	Madras W.W.B + Diam	Currency	C	I	Ste, Deepak Bansal, Noon			S
3.39	2102.	61	”	”	Copper Proof or die trial?	C	I		14.22g		RR
3.40	√ 2103.	-	”	”	Currency	D	I	Ste			R
3.40A	2103c.	-	”	”	Currency	C / D	III				R
3.40B	2103c.	-	”	”	Currency	C / D	IV		Ref: Surana		R
3.41	√ 2104.	62	”	Madras W.W.BO + Diam	Currency	E	I	Noon			RR
3.42	√ 2105.	60	”	Madras W.W.B. + Diam	Currency	F	I	Fore, Ste, Noon	Dot after B in WWB		S
3.42C	2105.	-	”	Madras W.W.B. + Diam	Currency	F	IV		Ref: Surana		R
3.42A	√ 2105c.	-	”	“	Currency	F	III	Deepak Bansal			R?
3.42B	√ 2105e.	-	”	Madras .W.W.B + Diam	Currency	G	III	Rakku Jain Marothi	Ref: Surana. Dot before W		R

See next Victoria rupees, 1860-67 or previous Deepak Bansal Victoria rupees, continuous legend, 1840

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Initials on bust	W.W.	W.W.S	W.W.B (large B)	W.W.B (Small B)	W.W.Bo	W.W.B. (end stop)	.W.W.B.

Initials on bust

There may or may not be relief initials in the centre of the truncation of the bust.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV
Berries in wreath	28-13L;15R	25-13L;12R	29-13L;13R	30

Berries in wreath

The number of berries in the wreath may vary (25, 28, 29 or 30). KM has a record of a 27 berry variety but the present authors have not seen this.

Victoria – Divided Legend – Silver – Half Rupee, Patterns – 1849

		HALF RUPEE (= Hasht ana = eight annas)
The head of the Queen facing left. Divided 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 1849 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	5.84
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.6-24.9
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Cat No.	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Edge	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
3.43	√ 2106.	83	1849	Royal Mint No MM	Proof/PR	A	SG	Bald, Noon	Ref: Singapore/HK (1999), sale 28, lot 1023	RR
3.44	√ 2107.	84	”	”	Proof	A	P	Bald, Noon		RRR
3.45	√ 2108.	-	”	”	Proof	B		Bald	Mule with obverse from previous coinage. Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), Sale 30, Lot 572	RR

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Legend	Divided	Continuous

Legend

The legend may be divided or continuous

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

		HALF RUPEE (= Hasht ana = eight annas)
The head of the Queen facing left. Divided 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)	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	5.79
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.2-24.4
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.46	√ 2109.	80	1840	Bombay or Calcutta W.W. on neck	Currency	A	I	Fore, Noon		Calcutta: 13,700,600 Bombay: 4,850,120	C
3.47	√ 2110.	81	”	”	Proof/PR	A	II	Russel Haque, Noon	This reverse is the same as Rev III of the continuous legend type. Diameter = 24.2mm. Recorded by Pr as a proof but appears to exist as a currency coin. See photos.		RR
3.48	√ 2111.	-	”	”	Mule Proof/PR	A	III	Bald	1840 Obv with 1849 rev. Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 571.		RR
3.48a	√ 2111c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	A	V	Bald	23 berries. Ref: Baldwin (2013), sale 78 (Fore), lot 523.		RR
3.49	√ 2112.	82	”	Madras S W.W.	Currency	B	I	Deepak Patawari		2,506,770	C
3.49a	√ 2112c.	-	”	”	Currency	B	IV	Surana, Maunish Shah	26 berries. Ref: Surana also Maunish Shah.		RR
3.50	√ 2113.	-	”	Madras B W.W.	Currency	C	I	Bald, Balaji RB, Noon	Ref: Format (1997) No. 56. Cat No. Ind- 2718.		RRR

See next half rupee Victoria 1860-1873 or previous half rupee Victoria continuous legend

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C
Initials on bust	.W.W	S W.W.	B W.W.

Initials on bust

There may or may not be initials on the truncation of the bust. WW=William Wyon. SWW=JT Smith and BWW=JH Bell.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV	V
Berries in wreath	24-12L;12R	19-9L;10R	24-12L;12R	26-14L, 12R	23-12L;11R
Privy mark on Bow	None	Crescent	None	None	None
Spelling of Persian legend	Mis-spelt	Correct	Correct	Mis-spelt	Correct
Dot after date	Absent	Present	Absent	Absent	Absent

Berries in wreath	The number of berries in the wreath may vary. The 19 berry variety is a mule with the reverse from the continuous legend type.
Privy mark on Bow	There may be a crescent or a v on the ribbon bow.
Spelling of Persian legend	The word for anna in the Persian legend is usually mis-spelt 'ata'.
Dot after date	There may or may not be a dot after the date.

Victoria - Divided Legend – Silver – Quarter Rupee, Patterns – 1849

See comments for Rupee dated 1849

		¼ RUPEE (= Chahar ana = four annas)
Head of the Queen facing left. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend and date: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1849 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	2.91
Actual Weight (g)	2.89
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.4-20.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
3.59	√ 2114.	112	1849	Royal Mint No MM	Proof/PR	A	SG	Bald, Noon		RR
3.60	√ 2115.	113	”	”	Proof/PR	A	P	Fore, Noon		RRR
3.61	√ 2116.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	SG	Bald	Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 570	RR

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Legend	Divided	Continuous

Legend

The legend may be continuous or divided

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

		¼ RUPEE (= Chahar ana = four annas):
Head of the Queen facing left. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	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)	2.91
Actual Weight (g)	2.91
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.2-20.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.52	√ 2117.	105	1840	Bombay or Calcutta W.W.	Currency	A	I	Fore, Noon		Calcutta: 32,012,400 Bombay: 8,519,480	C
3.53	√ 2118.	106	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I	Bald			RR
3.54	2119.	107	”	”	Currency	A	II				C
3.55	√ 2120.	108	”	”	Currency	A	III	Fore, Noon			C
3.56	√ 2121.	109	”	”	Proof/PR	A	III	Bald	Pr. p. 200.		RR
3.57	√ 2122.	110	”	Madras W.W.S	Currency	B	II	Fore, Noon	10 berries	13,663,510	S
3.57A	√ 2122c.		”	”	Currency	B	IV	Surana	Ref: Surana 11 berries (7L;4R)		S
3.57B	√ 2122e.		”	”	Currency	B	V	Surana	Ref: Surana. 11 berries (6L;5R)		S
3.57C	√ 2122g.		”	”	Currency	B	VI	Surana	Ref: Surana. 12 berries		S
3.58	√ 2123.	111	”	Madras W.W.B	Currency	C	II	Fore			C

See next quarter rupee Victoria 1860-1873 or previous quarter rupee Victoria continuous legend

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C
Initials on bust	W.W.	W.W.S	W.W.B

Initials on bust

There may or may not be initials in the centre of the truncation of the bust. See rupee for photos. See half rupee for possible meanings of initials.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Cross-bar of 4	w/o serif	Serif	Serif	Serif	Serif	Serif
Dot after date	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Crescent	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
No. Berries	10	10	34 (19L;15R)	11 (7L;4R)	11 (6L;5R)	12 (6L;6R)

Dot after date	There may or may not be a dot after the date.
Cross-bar of 4	The crossbar of the numeral 4 may or may not (w/o) have a serif. The serif can take different forms. The cross-bar of the 4 may be incomplete.
Crescent	There may or may not be a tiny crescent on the bow of the ribbon. The ribbon bow is a very different shape
No. Berries	The number of berries in the wreath varies.

Victoria – Divided Legend – Silver – Two Annas, Patterns – 1849

See comments for Rupee dated 1849

		TWO ANNAS (= Chahar ana = four annas)
Head of the Queen facing left. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend and date: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1849 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	1.46
Actual Weight (g)	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.4-15.8
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axes	?

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
3.71	√ 2124.	129	1849	Royal Mint No MM	Proof/PR	A	P	Fore, Noon		RRR
3.72	√ 2125.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	SG?	Fore	Ref: Singapore/HK (2000), sale 30, lot 576. Also, Singapore/HK (1999), sale 28, lot 1021. Mule with Obv continuous legend and normal rev.	RRR

Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Legend	Divided	Continuous

Legend

The legend may be continuous or divided

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

As with the rupee, the two anna dies had to be modified by Calcutta after the originals had been received from London in 1849.

		TWO ANNAS (= Do ana = two annas)
Head of the Queen facing left. Divided legend: VICTORIA QUEEN All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian, all within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1841 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	1.46
Actual Weight (g)	1.44-1.48
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.2-15.8
Composition	Silver
Edge	Plain
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.62	√ 2126.	121	1841	Calcutta W.W.	Currency	A	I	Fore, Deepak Patawari, Noon		43,002,080	C
3.63	√ 2127.	122	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I	Bald, Noon			RRR
3.64	√ 2128.	123	”	”	Currency mule	A	II	Fore, Deepak Patawari, Satyajit Pai			S
3.65	2129.	124	”	”	Proof/PR	A	II		May occur as an early proof. See Pr. p. 38		RR
3.66	√ 2130.	128	”	Bombay .W.W	Currency	C	IV	Fore		8,427,040	C
3.67	2131.	-	”	”	Currency	C	I				R
3.68	√ 2132.	125	”	Madras S .W.W	Currency	B	I	Fore, Noon		26,930,380	C
3.69	2133.	126	”	”	Proof/PR	B	I				RRR
3.70	2134.	127	”	”	Currency	B	IV		Ref: Fore		RR

See next two annas Victoria 1860 to 1873 or previous two annas Victoria continuous legend (1841)

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C
Initials on bust	W.W.	S .W.W	.W.W

Initials on bust

The initials on of the truncation of the bust vary. See rupee and half rupee for photos

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	IV
Berries in wreath	9-5L;4R	16-8L;8R	10-6L;4R
Dot after date	No	Yes	No

Berries in wreath	The number of berries in wreath may vary.
Dot after date	There may or may not be a dot after the date.

For other variations in the reverse design see Reverse Varieties photos

Victoria – Divided Legend – Copper – Quarter Anna, Pattern – Dated 1849

		ONE QUARTER ANNA
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 Persian and English within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, plain rim.

Actual Weight (g)	6.55
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.4
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.73	√ 2135.	150	1849	Calcutta? No MM	Proof Pattern	Fore, Noon		?	RRR

Victoria – Divided Legend – Copper – Quarter Anna, Currency – Dated 1857 to 1858

		ONE QUARTER ANNA
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 Persian and English within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, plain rim.

Official Weight (g)	6.47
Actual Weight (g)
Actual Diameter (mm)	~25.5
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axes	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Cat No.	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
3.74	√ 2136.	151	1857	Soho No MM	Currency	A	I	Fore, Noon, Chaudhuri		47,040,000	C
3.75	√ 2137.	152	”	”	Currency	A	II	Fore			C
3.76	2138.	153	”	”	Proof/PR	A	II				RR
3.77	√ 2139.	156	1858	”	Currency	A	I	Ste	Comes with date within ribbon and with date a little above ribbon. Maunish Shah identifies a third variety. See photos for ‘Date Alignment’. May exist as proof. See photos.	62,720,000	C
3.78	√ 2139c.	156	”	”	Currency	B	I	Fore, Noon			C
3.79	2140.	157	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I				RR
3.79C	√ 2140c.	-	”	”	Currency	B	II	DB		172,480,000	RR
3.80	√ 2141.	154	”	”	Currency	A	II	Fore, Noon			C
3.80C	√ 2141c.	-	”	”	Currency	A	II	Fore	5 of date over 6		C
3.81	√ 2142.	155	”	”	Proof/PR	A	II	Bald, Noon			RR
3.82	2143.	158	No Date	”	Defaced Die Trial	C	I				RRR
3.83	√ 2144.	158	1858	”	Defaced Die Trial	D	I	Bald, Noon			RR

See next quarter anna Victoria 1860-1873 or previous Quarter Anna, William IV (1835)

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D
Defaced die	No	No	Yes	Yes
Date	-	-	Absent	Present
Date Alignment	In line (two varieties)	Above	-	-

Defaced die	The die may be defaced with a cross. On these coins the letters J.W. & Co appear on the reverse.
Date	On 1858 coins with defaced dies, the date might or might not be obliterated.
Date Alignment	On currency coins, the date may be in line with the ribbon ends or slightly above them.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II
Leaf tips	Single	Double

Leaf tips

The tips of the leaves may be formed from double leaves or single leaves. This is most obvious at the tips of the wreath.

Victoria – Divided Legend – Copper – Half Pice, Currency – 1853

		½ 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 within a laurel wreath. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY Within a plain, raised rim.

Official Weight (g)	3.23
Actual Weight (g)	3.19-3.35
Actual Diameter (mm)	21.2
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axes	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
3.84	√ 2145.	159	1853	Calcutta No MM	Currency	Fore, Noon		C
3.85	√ 2146.	160	”	”	Proof/PR	Bald		RR
3.86	√ 2147.	-	”	”	Gold Proof/PR	Bald?	Ref: Baldwin (1995), sale 6, lot 733	RRR

See next half pice Victoria 1860-1873