Victoria (Empress) – Silver –
Rupee, 1877
to 1901 – Reverse Varieties
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I |
II |
III |
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Shape of top flower |
Curved
Spikes |
Points
Up |
Points
Up |
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Bottom LH arrangement |
5
leaves |
5/6
leaves |
3
leaves |
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Curved spikes
to top flower |
Spikes of top flower point upwards |
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Bottom
LH arrangement - 3 Leaves |
Bottom
LH arrangement - 6 leaves (1 very small) |
Bottom
LH arrangement - 5 leaves. Only seen on coins dated 1877 |
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(reverse
III) |
5/6
leaves (Reverse II) |
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Drawings from Aves (SCMB Feb 1984). There are other differences on
these reverses but this flower is the easiest to
spot |
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Photos from Gopal Nair via Ventkat Ram