2 Mohurs - William IV Pattern
Features
| Location |
India - British
(British India)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | East India Company |
| King |
William IV (1830-1837)
|
| Type | Patterns |
| Year | 1835 |
| Value | 2 Mohurs (30) |
| Currency | Rupee (1770-1947) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 23.32 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 88129 |
| References | KM# Pn10 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Fred Pridmore. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the End of the Reign of George VI 1952. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). Paul Stevens, Randy Weir; 2013. The Uniform coinage of india 1835-1947: A Catalogue and Pricelist. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Head right
Script: Latin
Lettering: WILLIAM IIII, KING.
Reverse
Lion walking left, tree behind. Value in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering: BRITISH INDIA
Edge
Plain
Comments
A pattern of incredible importance that exists as the earliest concept piece for what would become the largest denominated type of British India. Surely no more than a small handful of this type were originally struck, and today, survival in numbers more than a few would be a surprise
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1835 | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Actual gold weight: 0.688 oz
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