1797 India Madras 1/96 Rupee PCGS VF Details
Item #TC-0028 | 1797 India Madras 1/96 Rupee PCGS VF Details
Mint: Soho, UK
Ruler/Period: King George III
Grade: VF Details
For details and population on this coin from PCGS, click on the serial number here: 55402031
Description: A wonderfully toned and pitted 1/96 Rupee made for the Madras presidency of India by the British East India Company in 1797. Great eye appeal, even with a details grade.
Obverse
Arms and supporters of the East India Company resting on a scroll bearing the incuse inscription: United East India Company. On the broad, raised rim is the incuse inscription:
AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE
Below and in a sunken panel at the bottom of the rim is a relief inscription: 96 TO ONE RUPEE
Lettering:
AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE
UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY
96
TO ONE RUPEE
Translation: By the authority of the King and Parliament of England
Reverse
Balemark of the Company surrounded by a broad flat rim. On the rim is the incuse legend: United East India Company 1797
Lettering:
UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY
4
V E I C
1797
In stock
$250.00
