In
addition to patterns with the lion and palm design as obverse, patterns with
the King’s head on the obverse were submitted in March 1835 [1].
Note the stop after the IIII, as opposed to the comma on the currency specimens
[1] Bengal Consultations.
IOR P/162/86, March 1835, No28
Letter from Saunders (Mint Master) to
Government, dated
…I also forward two specimens having
the device of His Majesty’s head with the same reverse – both having been
struck in collar, the one having an upright milling and the other a plain
milling.
At the suggestion of the
superintendent of machinery, I forward a note recommending that the Honorable the Court of Directors be requested to have two
pairs of matrix dies of the devices that may be eventually approved of,
engraved by Mr Wyon, the engraver to the London mint
(and by whom the die for the accompanying five shilling piece was executed) to
serve as exact specimens which our native engraver will be able to imitate with
sufficient accuracy.
This suggestion may be worthy of
consideration of the Committee and of Government in the event of its being
thought necessary to postpone the introduction of the new coinage until the
result of a reference made to the home authorities is known.