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William IV – Gold – Double Mohur, Pattern – Issued 1835

Bust of the King facing right and surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII. KING. All within a wavy line circle. This, in turn, surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.	A lion standing and facing left with a palm tree above. Below the lion is the legend: BRITISH INDIA All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	23.35
Actual Weight (g)	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	31.0
Composition	Gold
Edge	Plain
Axis	?

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.1	√ 1900.	177	None	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	Fore, Bald		RRR

See also silver striking for pattern rupee

William IV – Gold – Double Mohur, Currency – 1835

Bust of the King facing right. Initials R.S. incuse on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a raised, toothed border.	A lion standing and facing left with a palm tree above. The legend above: EAST INDIA COMPANY and the value in English and Persian (= Do Ashrafi = two mohurs) below: TWO MOHURS All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	32.6-32.7
Composition	Gold
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Weight (g)	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.2	1901.	2	1835	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	P	23.32			RRR
1.3	√ 1902.	1	”	”	Currency	SG	”	Noon	1174 struck by end 1837	RRR
1.4	√ 1903.	3	”	”	Proof/PR	SG	22.73	Bald		R
1.5	1904.	4	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	SG	17.11-17.37			RRR
1.6	1905.	-	”	”	Silver Gilt Proof/PR	SG?	?			RRR
1.7	√ 1906.	5	”	”	Copper Proof	SG	14.92	Vaidyanadhan, Fore		RRR

See also double mohurs Victoria 1854

William IV – Gold – Mohur, Currency – 1835

		ONE MOHUR (= Yek Ashrafi = one mohur)
Bust of the King facing right. R.S. or F incuse, or no initial, on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. The 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 and the value in English and Persian below. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.65-11.66
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.4-26.0
Composition	Gold
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Edge	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.8	1907.	10	1835	Calcutta Dot after date	Proof/PR	A	P			RRR
1.9	√ 1908.	9	”	”	Currency	A	SG	Fore, Noonan, Noon	9,133 struck by end 1837	R
1.10	1909.	11	”	”	Proof/PR	A	”		Ref: Pr. p. 27	RRR
1.11	1910.	13	”	”	Proof/PR	B	P			RRR
1.12	1911.	12	”	”	Currency	B	SG			R
1.13	1912.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	”		Ref: Pr. p. 27. Could be the same as 1.14?	RR
1.14	1913.	15	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	B	”		Not examined by Pridmore	RRR
1.15	√ 1914.	16	”	”	Copper Proof/PR	B	”	Fore, Noon	Wt = 6.08g	RRR
1.15A	√ 1914c.	16	-	”	Currency	C	”	Fore, Noon	Ref: KM 451.1.	RRR
1.16	√ 1915.	17	”	Bombay No dot after date	Proof/PR	C	SG	Bald	Ref: Pr. p27. Baldwin (2000), sale 22 (Wheeler), lot 201. Also Maunish Shah. See Comments	RRR
1.16C	√ 1915b.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	C	”	Maunish Shah	Mule with 1841 reverse. Ref: Maunish Shah. See Comments.	RRR
1.17	√ 1915c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	”	Vaidyanadhan	Axis ↑↓.:	RRR
1.18	1916.	-	”	”	Silver Proof/PR	C	”		Wt = 8.56g	RRR
1.19	1917.	16	”	”	Copper Proof/PR	C	”		Wt = 6.22g	RRR

See next Victoria mohur continuous legend

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C
Initial on truncation of neck	R.S.	F	None

Initial on truncation of neck

The initials on the truncation of the neck may be R.S. incuse or F incuse, or there may be no initials.

William IV – Silver – Two and a Half Rupees, Proposed Currency – 1837

No coins ever issued. See comments below

Catalogue

S. No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
-	-	-	-	-	Proposed Currency	Never issued	-	NR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1834 – Type 1

		ONE RUPEE 1834
Bust of the King facing right. Surrounded by the legend: GULIELLMUS IV D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: All within a raised, toothed rim.	The value in English with a lotus flower above and the date below. All within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend and the value (one rupee) in Hindi (= Ek Rupiya), Persian (= Yek Rupiya) and Bengali (= Ek Rupiya): All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	26.4-26.6
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Wt (g)	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.20	√ 1918.	168	1834	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	SG	11.59-11.64	Fore		RR
1.21	1919.	169	”	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	P	6.25		Struck on a thin flan	RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1834 – Type 2

		EAST INDIA COMPANY
Bare head of the King facing right. Divided legend: GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITT. ET IND. REX enclosed in a wavy circle. All within a raised, toothed border.	The value with a lotus flower above: ONE RUPEE 1834 All within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend and the value (one rupee) in Hindi (= ek rupiya), Persian (= yek rupiya) and Bengali (= ek rupiya): Within a wavy circle line and surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Diameter (mm)	31.5 (Pr. records 32.1)
Composition	Silver
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.22	√ 1920.	170	1834	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	Fore?, Noon	One coin with Axis ↑↓	RR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1834 – Type 3

		EAST INDIA COMPANY
A lion standing facing left with a palm tree above and the legend below: BRITISH INDIA All within a raised, toothed rim.	The value with a lotus flower above and the date below: ONE RUPEE 1834 Surrounded by a wreath of laurel. Around this are the legend and the value (one rupee) in Hindi (= Ek Rupiya), Persian (= Yek Rupiya) and Bengali (= Ek Rupiya): All within a wavy circle line. All surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.65-12.43
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.9-31.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Plain
Axis	See table below

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Die Axis	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.23	√ 1921.	171	1834	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	↑↓	Fore?, Noon		RRR
1.24	1921c.	“	“	“	”	↑↑		BM only?	RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1834 – Type 4

		EAST INDIA COMPANY
Bare head of the King facing right. Divided legend: WILLIAM IIII. KING. All within a wavy circle surrounded by a raised, toothed border.	The value with a lotus flower above and the date below: ONE RUPEE 1834 Surrounded by a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend and the value (one rupee) in Hindi (= Ek Rupiya), Persian (= Yek Rupiya) and Bengali (= Ek Rupiya): All within a wavy circle line. All surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.64
Actual Diameter (mm)	31.2-31.3
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Edge	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.25	√ 1922.	172	1834	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	SG	Fore		RR
1.26	√ 1923.	173	”	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	P	Tody, Noon		RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1834 – Type 5

		EAST INDIA COMPANY
Bare head of the King facing right. Divided legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a wavy circle surrounded by a raised, toothed border.	The value with a lotus flower above and the date below: ONE RUPEE 1834 Surrounded by a wreath of laurel. Around this are the legend and the value (one rupee) in Hindi (= Ek Rupiya), Persian (= Yek Rupiya) and Bengali (= Ek Rupiya): All within a wavy circle line. All surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.65-11.68
Actual Diameter (mm)	Varies. See table below
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	Varies. See table below

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Axis	Diam (mm)	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.27	√ 1924.	174	1834	Calcutta No MM	Pattern		31.7	Noon		RRR
1.28	√ 1925.	175	”	”	Restrike Pattern	↑↑	30.7	Noon		RR
1.29	1926.	175	”	”	Restrike Pattern	↑↓	30.6			RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Mule Pattern – 1835 – Type 1

		ONE RUPEE (= Yek Rupiya = one rupee)
Bare head of the King facing right. Divided legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a wavy circle surrounded by a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian all within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1835. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	~31
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.30	√ 1927.	-	1835	Calcutta No MM	Mule Pattern	Bald	This is a mule between the obverse of the previous coin and the reverse of the currency issue (Rev IV). Ref: Singapore/ HK (2000), sale 30, lot 567 & 568.	RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – Issued 1835 – Type 2

Head of the King facing right surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a wavy border encircled by a raised, toothed rim.	A lion standing facing left with a palm tree above. The legend is below: BRITISH INDIA All within a raised, toothed rim

Actual Weight (g)	11.62-11.64
Actual Diameter (mm)	31.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.31	√ 1928.	176	No Date	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	Fore, Noon		RRR

See also gold striking for double mohur

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1835 – Type 3

Head of the King facing right. R.S. incuse on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a raised, toothed border.	The value and date with a lotus flower above: ONE RUPEE 1835 All within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend and the value in Persian (= Yek rupiya = one rupee): EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.66 (from Pr.)
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.3
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Pattern	√ Comments	Rarity
1.32	√ 1929.	178	1835	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	Fore, Noon	Ref: Two in BM also in Baldwin (2000), sale 22 (Wheeler), lot 195 and Baldwin (2008), sale 54 (Diana), lot 727.	RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – 1835 – Type 4

Head of the King facing right. R.S. incuse on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. (in small widely spaced letters) All within a raised, toothed border.	The value and date with a lotus flower above: ONE RUPEE 1835 All within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend and the value in Persian (= Yek rupiya = one rupee): EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.70
Actual Diameter (mm)	30
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Pattern	Comments	Rarity
1.32A	√ 1929m.	-	1835	Calcutta No MM	Pattern	Noon	Mule between 1.32 and 1.36	RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Pattern – Bombay Mint – 1835

Head of the King facing right. M.D. incuse on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a raised, toothed border. M.D. = Not Certain. Possibly M[erlen] D[esigner] or perhaps Frederick McGillivray and Bazette Doveton (see comments)	The value in English and Persian (= Yek rupiya = one rupee): ONE RUPEE Within a wreath of laurel. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1835. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.60 (from Pr.)
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.5
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.34	√ 1931.	179	1835	Bombay M.D. on neck	Pattern	Noon	Only one specimen known at present	RRR

William IV – Silver – Rupee, Currency – Dated 1835, Issued 1835 to 1840

		ONE RUPEE
Head of the King facing right. R.S. incuse on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the divided legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. 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 1835. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.64-11.68
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.5-30.7
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
1.36	√ 1933.	32	1835	Calcutta RS on neck	Currency	A	I	Fore		15,758,812	C
1.37	√ 1934.	32	”	”	Currency	B	I	Fore, ClassNG			C
1.38	1935.	33	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I				RR
1.38A	√ 1935c.		”	Calcutta F(i) on neck	Currency	C	I	ClassNG, Amit Surana	See photos which need sorting out	93,329,258	RR
1.40	1937.	35	”	”	Proof/PR	C	I				RR
1.39	√ 1936.	34	”	”	Currency	C	II	ClassNG			C
1.41	√ 1938.	36	”	”	Currency	C	III	Deepak Bansal, ClassNG			C
1.41B	√ 1938e.	-	”	”	Currency	C	IV	Fore, Price, ClassNG	Ref: Price. See photos for an example with numeral 3 over 5		RR
1.41A	√ 1938c.	-	”	”	Currency	C	V	Amit Surana, ClassNG	No dot after date. Ref: Surana		RR
1.41C	√ 1937c.	-	”	”	Currency	C	VI	ClassNG, Deepak Bansal	Ref: Ramesh Chand and Price and others		S
1.42	√ 1939.	37	”	Calcutta F(r) on neck	Currency	D	IV	Fore, Deepak Bansal, Price	F can be almost invisible. This seems to be due to wear on the die rather than on the coin (Deepak Bansal). See photos for an example with numeral 3 over 5.		C
1.42C	√ 1939c.		”	”	Currency	D	IV	Amit Surana	Persian error yek rupapa. Extra nukta is on a berry to the left of the ribbon. From Amit Surana		RR
1.43	√ 1940.	38	”	”	Proof/PR	D	IV	Bald	Ref: Pr. p. 200. Also Sing/HK, lot 591 for coin described as ‘proof like’		RR
1.44	1941.	93	”	”	Gold Proof/PR	D	III				RRR
1.45	1942.	-	”	”	Currency	D	III				C
1.45A	√ 1942c.	39	1840	”	Currency			Bald	A mule between William IV obverse and 1840 rev. Said to have F in relief, which would be Pr. 39 but the F is not visible in the photo.		RRR
1.47	√1944.	40	1835	Bombay No initial on neck	Currency	E	I	Fore, Price, ClassNG	Axis ↑↑. See photos for one with ‘hairy’ ears.	53,712,502	S
1.47a	√ 1944c.	40	”	”	Currency	E	I	ClassNG	Axis ↑↓ (Ref: Price)		S
1.48	1944e.	41	”	”	Proof/PR	E	I		Axis ↑↑		RR
1.49	√ 1945.	41	”	”	Proof/PR	E	I	Bald	Axis ↑↓ Ref: Baldwin (2008), sale 54 (Diana), lot 721		RR
1.49A	√ 1945c.	(39)	1840	”	Mule Currency			Fore, Bald, Vaidyanadhan	A mule between the William IV obverse and an 1840 rev. The 1840 William Rupee is also a re-dated 1835. Amit Surana commented: Hence your catalog entry where it is listed under Bombay Mint needs to be corrected. The F raised is generally very faint. And the Bombay Mint William rupees so far known and reported are found with one die pairing only (which does not match with the 1840 William)		RR

See next Victoria rupees continuous legend

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D	E
Initials on bust	R.S.	R.S.	F incuse	F relief	None
Width of letters	Thick	Thin	-	-	-

Initials on bust	There may or may not be initials on the truncation of the bust. On varieties with F in relief, the F may be worn flat and the only way of distinguishing between this and no initial is by the reverse variety.
Width of letters	The width of the letters in the legend may be thick or thin.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Leaf group	Bud	Bud	Leaves	Leaves	Bud	Bud
Wreath Ends	Close	Far	Far	Far	Close	Close
Extra berry	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Gap between Wreath & N	Far	Far	Far	Narrow	Far	Far
Dot after date	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Leaf group	The second inner leaf group at the top right of the wreath may look like a flower bud or like two leaves.
Wreath Ends	The distance between the ends of the wreath can vary
Extra berry	There may be an extra berry in the gap between the leaves under the 2^nd I of INDIA
Gap between Wreath & N	The gap between the right corner of the N in COMPANY, and the leaf tip and berry in the wreath, can vary
Dot after date	There may or may not be a dot after the date.

Photo from Ashmolean. Proof

Photo from Ashmolean. No F, but coin worn

William IV, Copper Weight for ‘Companys’ Rupee

An oval circle containing the legend. The weight above and the weight units below. Star countermark next to weight numerals.	176 2/5 GRs

Official Weight (g)	11.64 (176.6 grains)
Actual Weight (g)	11.0-11.37
Actual Diameter (mm)	30.3
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
	√ 1430.	-	Ste		S
	√ 1431.	-	Ste	Star countermark. This can occur in different positions. See photos	S

William IV – Silver – Half Rupee, Pattern 1835

		HALF RUPEE
Head of the King facing right. No initials on the truncation of the neck. Surrounded by the divided legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian (Hasht ana = eight annas), within a wreath of laurel with 17 berries. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1835. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Actual Weight (g)	5.83
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.3
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.50	√ 1946.	180	1835	Bombay No MM	Pattern	Fore, Noon		RRR

William IV – Silver – Half Rupee, Currency – 1835

		HALF RUPEE (= Hasht ana = Eight annas)
Head of the King facing right. Surrounded by the divided legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1835. All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	5.80-5.84
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.4-25.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
1.51	√ 1947.	66	1835	Calcutta RS on neck	Currency	A	I	Bald, Noon		521,380	R
1.52	1948.	67	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I				RR
1.53	1949.	68	”	Calcutta F(i) on neck	Currency	B	I			6,700,099	C
1.54	√ 1950.	69	”	”	Currency	B	II	Fore, Noon			C
1.54A	√ 1950c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	B	II	Noon			RR
1.55	√ 1951.	70	”	”	Currency	B	III	Deepak Patawari, Noon			C
1.56	√ 1952.	94	”	”	Gold Proof/PR	B	III	Fore			RRR
1.57	√ 1953.	-	”	Calcutta F(r) on neck”	Proof/PR	C	II	Bald, Ash	Axis: ↑↓		R
1.58	√ 1954.	71	”	”	Currency	C	III	Deepak Patawari, Ash, Noon			C
1.59	√ 1954c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	C	III	Ash, Noon			RR
1.59C	√ 1955.	-	1840	”	Proof/PR	C	III	Bald			R
1.60	√ 1956.	72	1835	Bombay No initials on neck	Currency	D	II	Fore, Noon		3,572,756	C
1.60C	√ 1956c.	-	”	”	Currency	D	III	Noon			RR

See next half rupee Victoria continuous legend

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D
Initials on bust	R.S.	F incuse	F relief	None

Initials on bust

There may or may not be initials to the left of the truncation of the bust. All photos showing varieties are from the rupee.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III
Berries in wreath	21-11L;10R	20-10L;10R	19-9L;10R

Berries in wreath

The number and distribution of berries in the wreath may vary. There may be 19, 20 or 21 berries.

Photos from Ashmolean. Proof

William IV – Silver – Quarter Rupee, Currency – 1835

		¼ RUPEE (= Chahar ana = Four annas)
Head of the King facing right. Divided legend: WILLIAM IIII, KING. All within a raised, toothed border.	The value in English and Persian within a wreath of laurel. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1835 All within a raised, toothed rim.

Official Weight (g)	2.91
Actual Weight (g)	2.93
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.3-20.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
1.61	√ 1957.	85	1835	Calcutta RS on neck	Currency	A	I	Fore, Satish Kumar Manchikanti, Noon		921,840	S
1.62	1958.	86	”	”	Proof/PR	A	I				RR
1.63	√ 1959.	87	”	”	Currency	A	II	Fore, Noon			C
1.64	√ 1960.	88	”	Calcutta F(i) on neck	Currency	B	II	Noon		9,841,680	C
1.65	√ 1961.	89	”	”	Currency	B	III	Bald, Noon	19 berries. No stop		C
1.66	√ 1962.	90	”	”	Currency	B	IV	Noon	18 berries. No Stop		C
1.66C	√ 1962c.	-	”	”	Currency	B	IVb	Noon	18 berries. No stop		RR
1.67	√ 1963.	95	”	”	Gold Proof/PR	B	IV	Deepak Patawari			RRR
1.67a	√ 1963c.	-	”	Calcutta F(r) on neck	Currency	C	II	Satyajit Pai			RR
1.68	√ 1964.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	C	II	Noon	Ref: Singapore/HK, (1995), sale 20, lot 595		RR
1.69	√ 1965.	91	”	”	Currency	C	IV	Fore, Noon			C
1.69a	√ 1965c.	-	”	”	Currency	C	IV	Murali Thantry	Axis ↑↓. Could be no initials on neck?		RR
1.70	√ 1966.	92	”	”	Proof/PR	C	IV	Bald, SA, Ash			RR
1.71	√ 1967.	-	1840	”	Proof/PR	C	V	Bald	Ref: Singapore/HK, (2000), sale 30, lot 569		RR
1.72	√ 1968.	96	1835	Bombay No initial on neck	Currency	D	II	Bald, Noon		5,759,761	C
1.73	1969.	97	”	”	Proof/PR	D	II		Not certain this exists		NR
1.73A	√ 1969b.	-	”	”	Currency	D	IV	Noon			RR
1.73C	√ 1969c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	D	IV	Bald			RR

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Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C	D
Initials on bust	R.S.	F incuse	F relief	None

Initials on bust

There may or may not be initials on the truncation of the bust. Rupee photos shown.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV	IVb	V
Berries in wreath	20-10L;10R	20-10L;10R	19-10L;9R	18-10L;8R	18-10L;8R	10-6L;4R
Date Numerals	Small	Small	Large	Large	Large	Large?
Language of value	Hindi	Persian	Persian	Persian	Persian	Persian
Dot after date	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Leaves beside right-hand loop of bow	-	-	-	Two	One	-

Berries in wreath	The number of berries in the wreath may vary (10, 18, 19 or 20)
Date Numerals	The date numerals may be small or large.
Language of value	The value may be in Hindi or Persian.
Dot after date	There may or may not be a dot after the date.
Leaves beside right-hand loop of bow	There may be one or two leaves at the bottom right-hand side of the bow.

William IV – Copper – Half Anna, 1834 – Mule Pattern

		HALF ANNA (= Do pai = two pice)
The arms of the Company surrounded by the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY 1834 On the ribbon is the motto: AUSP:REG & SEN:ANG: All within a plain raised rim. NB no photo available so the obverse is taken from a Bombay half anna and the reverse from the 1835 half anna. Two separate coins.	The value within a wreath of laurel. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a plain, raised rim.

Actual Weight (g)	12.95
Actual Diameter (mm)	29.5-30.4
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	?

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.74	1970.	130	1834	Bombay No MM	Pattern		May not exist in copper. The silver specimen definitely exists.	RRR
1.75	√ 1971.	-	1834	Bombay No MM	Silver Pattern	Ste	Ref also: Kaslove	RRR

William IV – Copper – Half Anna, Currency – Dated 1835

		HALF ANNA (= Do pai = two pice)
Arms of the Company. Date between the scroll and the ribbon. The motto on the ribbon: AUSP: REG: & SEN: ANG: All within a plain, raised rim	The value within a wreath of laurel. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a plain, raised rim.

Official Weight (g)	12.95
Actual Weight (g)	12.92-13.41
Actual Diameter (mm)	29.5-31.2
Composition	Copper
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Date

Mint/ M’mark

Status

Obv

Rev

Edge

Provenance

√ Comments

Mintage

Rarity

1.76

1972.

135

1835

Calcutta

Proof/PR

A

I

SG

Beaded rim.

RR

1.77

√ 1973.

136

”

Calcutta

Silver Proof/PR

A

I

SG

Bald, Noon

Beaded rim. 11.69g.

RR

1.78

√ 1974.

165

”

Calcutta Diam 30.8

Proof/PR

B

II

P

Noon

Broad rim

RR

1.79

√ 1975.

131

1835

Bombay Diam 29.5-30.5

Currency

C

III

P

Fore, Noon

8,658,092

C

1.80

√ 1976.

132

”

”

Proof/PR

C

III

Bald, Noon

RR

1.81

√ 1977.

-

”

”

Proof /PR

B

II

P

Bald

RR

1.82

√ 1978.

-

”

”

Gold Proof

B

II

P

Bald

RRR

1.83

√ 1979.

133

1835

Madras Diam 30.7-31.2

Currency

B

II

P

Fore, Noon

95,202,728

C

1.84

1980.

134

”

”

Proof/PR

B

II

P

RR

See next half anna Victoria continuous legend (1845)

Obverse Varieties

	A	B	C
Border Style	Beaded	Plain	Plain
Border Width	Thin & raised	Broad & flat	Thin & raised

Border Style	The border may be plain or beaded
Border Width	The border may be thin & raised or broad & flat

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III
Border Style	Beaded	Plain	Plain
Border Width	Thin & raised	Broad & flat	Thin & raised

Border Style	The border may be plain or beaded
Border Width	The border may be thin & raised or broad & flat

William IV – Copper – Quarter Anna, Mule Pattern – 1833

		ONE QUARTER ANNA
The arms of the Company. On the ribbon is the motto: AUSP:REG & SEN:ANG: All within a plain raised rim.	The value within a wreath of laurel. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian (= Yek Pai = One Pice): Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, plain rim.

Actual Weight (g)	6.47
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.3
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
1.85	√ 1981.	139	1833	Bombay No MM	Pattern	Fore, Noon		RRR

William IV – Copper – Quarter Anna, Mule Pattern – 1833 – Type 2

Differs from previous type in having a mixture of laurel and oak leaves in the wreath. Is it a fake?

Photo from Vikram Deshmukh via Weir		ONE QUARTER ANNA
The arms of the Company. On the ribbon is the motto: AUSP:REG & SEN:ANG: All within a plain raised rim.	The value within a wreath of laurel and oak. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian (= Yek Pai = One Pice): Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, plain rim.

Actual Weight (g)	6.92
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.5
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↓

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Provenance	Status	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
-	√ 1981m.	-	1833	Bombay No MM	Vikram Deshmukh	Pattern	Vikram Deshmukh	Is this genuine?	RRR

William IV – Copper – Quarter Anna, Currency – Dated 1835

		ONE QUARTER ANNA (= Yek Pai = One 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 wreath of laurel. Between the tips of the wreath is the value in Persian. Around this the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised, plain rim.

Official Weight (g)	6.47
Actual Weight (g)	6.05-6.62
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.2-26.3
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Obv	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
1.85C	√ 1982c.	-	1835/ 1249	Bombay	Mule	A	-	Vikram Deshmukh	Mule with a Bombay 5.33 AH 1249 reverse II		RR
1.86	√ 1982.	140	1835	Bombay Diam 25.2-25.4	Currency	A	I	Fore, Noon	Rev with stop after EAST INDIA COMPANY.	36,766,903	C
1.87	√ 1983.	141	”	Calcutta Diam 25.2-25.4	Currency	A	II	Ste, Noon		186,529,741	C
1.88	1984.	-	”	”	Proof-like	A	II		MADRAS written in ink on edge		RRR
1.89	√ 1985.	142	”	”	Currency	A	III	Fore			C
1.90	√ 1986.	-	”	”	Currency	A	III	Noon	Axis: ↑↓		C
1.90a	√ 1986c.	-	”	”	Proof/PR	A	III	Bald, Noon			RR
1.91	1987.	142	”	”	Currency	A	III		Light weight 5.29g		C
1.92	√ 1988.	-	”	”	Gold Proof/PR	A	III	Bald	Ref: Baldwin (1995), sale 6, lot 726.		RRR
1.93	√ 1989.	143	”	”	Currency	A	IV	Fore, Noon			C
1.94	1990.	144	”	”	Currency	B	IV				C
1.95	√ 1991.	145	”	”	Currency	B	V	Ste, Fore, Noon			C
1.95C	√ 1991c.		”	”	Currency	B	Va	Dinyar Maddon			R?
1.96	√ 1992.	146	”	”	Currency	B	VI	Ste			C
1.97	√ 1993.	147	”	”	Currency	B	VII	Ste	May be 26 berries on my specimen		C
1.97a	√ 1993c.	-	”	”	Uniface Trial	B	-	Ste	Appears to have been in circulation		RR
1.98	√ 1994.	148	”	Madras Diam 26.2-26.3	Currency	A	VIII	Fore	17 berries	755,059,377	C
1.99	√ 1995.	148A 166	”	”	Proof/PR	A	VIII	Fore	Ref: Pr. p. 200. Mint & variety not certain		RR
1.100	1996.	149	”	”	Currency	A	IX		18 berries. Could also be called A/II		C

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Obverse Varieties

	A	B
Numeral 1	Sloping	Flat

Numeral 1

The numeral 1 in the date may have a flat top or a sloping top. There are other differences e.g. ornament below shield is attached to the shield on sloping top variety but detached on flat top variety. The ribs of the lions also differ.

Obverse A may have different subtypes, one with less clear ribs on lions and the other with very clear ribs.

Reverse Varieties

	I	II	III	IV	V	Va	VI	VII	VIII	IX
Loops of Ribbon	Large	Small	Small	Small	Smallest	Smallest	Smallest	Smallest	Small	Small
Berries in wreath	30-15L;15R	18-9L;9R	18-9L;9R	23-12L;11R	24-13L;11R	23-12L;11R	24-12L;12R	27-13L;14R	17-8L;9R	18- 9L;9R
Y of COMPANY	-	Above	At	Below	Below	Below	At	At	Above	Above
Ribbon ends	Forked	Pointed	Pointed	Pointed	Forked	Forked	Forked	Forked	Pointed	Pointed
Wreath tip leaves	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3

Loops of Ribbon	The ribbon at the bottom of the wreath may have large or small loops to the bow.
Berries in wreath	The number of berries in wreath may vary. These seem to vary quite a bit and are difficult to count.
Y of COMPANY	The Y of COMPANY may point above a berry in the wreath, at a berry in the wreath, or below a berry.
Ribbon ends	The ends of the ribbon below the bow may be forked or pointed
Wreath tip leaves	The number of leaves in the wreath tip may be 3 or 4

William IV – Copper – Twelfth Anna, Currency – Dated 1835

		1 –––––––– 12 ANNA (= Suls pai = One-third 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 in English and Persian: Within a laurel wreath. Around this is the legend: EAST INDIA COMPANY Within a plain, raised rim.

Official Weight (g)	2.16
Actual Weight (g)	2.13-2.19
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.5-18.0
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

SW	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Mint/ Mintmark	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Mintage	Rarity
1.101	√ 1997.	167	1835	Calcutta Diam 17.8	Proof/PR	Noon			RR
1.102	√ 1998.	162	”	Bombay Diam 18.0	Currency	Fore, Noon	Axis ↑↑	17,241,159	C
1.102a	1998c.	162	”	”	Currency		Axis ↑↓		C
1.103	1999.	-	”	”	Proof/PR		Axis ↑↓ Ref:		RR
1.104	√ 2000.	161	”	Madras 17.7-17.9	Currency	Fore. Noon		133,778,110	C
1.105	√ 2001.	-	”	?	Currency	Fore	M of COMPANY upside down COWPANY (Ref: DF)		RRR

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