拍品分类

世界钱币

品相

PMG Choice F15

拍品估价

GBP 7000 - 9000

拍卖专场

SPINK2020年4月伦敦-世界纸钞

拍卖公司

SPINK

开拍日期

2020-04-07 20:00:00

结标日期

2020-04-08 23:00:00

拍卖状态

已结束

拍品描述

Bank of Hindustan, an unissued 8 sicca rupees, Calcutta, ND (1830-31), black and white, EIGHT in rectangular tablet at centre flanked by number 8 at left and right, ornate border around, CALCUTTA in border low centre, Hindi text low left, Bangla text low right, Arabic text at left, Persian text at right, reverse value in ornate black rectangle at centre (Pick unlisted denomination, Razack-Jhunjhunwalla type 1A.1.4 for similar), a Perkins Bacon engraving. This denomination unrecorded by Pick and Razack-Jhunjhunwalla. 8 sicca rupees was the equivalent of 1/2 a gold mohur. In PMG holder 15 choice fine. This note excessively rare and possibly the only example extant

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