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Auction: 15005 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 156

British India, Queen Victoria (1837-1901), silver pattern Rupee, 11.26g, 1861, Calcutta, plain edge, die axis ^^, crowned bust left with single arches to crown and traces of signature l c wyon below bust, rev. one rupee - india 1861 within floral wreath, top flower rising from two bracts (KM.-; Pr. 51; S&W.4.34), minor obverse abrasions, good extremely fine, rare

L. C. Wyon designed new Rupee dies that were sanctioned by the Royal Mint. These were shipped out to Calcutta in 1861. Correspondence reveals that Wyon's matrices did not meet the technical requirements of the Indian mints, and new ones had to be prepared at the Calcutta mint that used Wyon's punches but were partially re-engraved. This may account for the very faint traces of the signature that are just visible under the bust of this coin.
All Rupees dated 1861 are patterns and none were issued for circulation.

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