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Alwar, Calcutta Mint, INO Victoria – Silver – Type 1

 

 

The bust of Victoria facing left surrounded by the legend:

VICTORIA EMPRESS

All within a raised toothed border

The legend in a circle:  (= Maharao Raja swai Mangal Singh bahādur, date), within a plain circle. Above is the value:

ONE RUPEE

Below is the legend:

ALWAR STATE

On each side is a sheaf of corn

 

Actual Weight (g)

11.66

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

31.5

 

Composition

Silver (0.917)

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

KM

Denomination

AD

Status

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

AL 250

11073.

45

Rupee

1788

 

Ste, Bald, Noon

Error date (1878?)

S

AL 251

11074.

 

”

1877

 

Ste, HC, Bald, Noon

 

C

AL 252

11075.

 

”

1877

Proof

Ponterio, Noon

 

RR

AL 253

11076.

 

”

1878

 

Ste, Noon

 

C

AL 254

11077.

 

”

1880

 

Ste, Bald, Noon

 

C

 

11078.

 

”

1881

 

 

Taken from South Asian Coin Catalogue. Almost certainly entered by mistake. This date probably does not exist

NR

AL 256

11079.

 

”

1882

 

Ste, Bald, Spink, Noon

 

C

AL 257

11080.

 

”

1882

Proof

 

 

RR

 

Alwar, Calcutta Mint, INO Victoria & Mangal Singh – Silver – Type 2

 

 

Bust of Queen Victoria facing left surrounded by the legend:

VICTORIA EMPRESS. All within a raised, toothed border.

The legend (= Maharaja sri swai Mangal Singh bahādur, date) within a plain circle. Above is the value:

ONE RUPEE

Below is the legend:

ALWAR STATE

On each side is a sheaf of corn.

 

Actual Weight (g)

11.66

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

31.5

 

Composition

Silver (.917)

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

KM

Denomination

AD

Status

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

AL 260

11081.

46

Rupee

1891

Currency

Ste, Bald, Noon

Comes with & without spines on sprigs on reverse.

N

AL 261

11082.

 

”

1891

Proof/PR

Stacks, Her, Noon

 

RR

AL 262

11083.

46a?

”

1891

AU Proof

 

Later restrike. Taken from South Asian Coins. Doesn’t seem to appear as a gold proof in later versions of KM.

RRR

 

No spine at base of sprig

Spine at base of sprig