Madras Presidency, Silver 1/2 Pagoda, Ist Issue, Edge: Oblique Milling, Obv: gopuram of a temple with stars 16L/17R each sides, on a ribbon, the ends seperated by a star the value in english “(Half) Pagoda”, persian “nim hun pahuli”, Rev: the deity vishnu surrounded by dotted circles, the value around in tamil “ arai pu vara kun” & in telugu “ ara pu vara hun”, 21.13g, 26.04mm, (Unlisted in KM & PR/Paul Stevens # 3.41), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare.

This coin shows the clear impression of previous spanish 8 Reals coin, on which half pagoda was struck later. The word 'Half'' is not clearly visible. The combination of stars 16 at left and 17 at right is extremely rare and hardly offered in the sale.

A Similar example was sold for Rs. 5,60,000 in our last auction.