Full Description:
Madras Presidency, Silver 1/2 Pagoda, 2nd Issue, 1808 AD, Edge: Oblique Milling, 'Overstruck on Spanish-American 8 reales of Charles IV' (Carolus IIII partly readable on the rim), Obv: seven tiered gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each sides, a buckled garter encircling the central design, the value in English "HALF PAGODA", Persian "neem hun pahuli", Rev: the deity Vishnu holding a sword in his left hand, rising a lotus flower, dotted and other symbols on each side, surrounded by three circles of beads, all this within a ribbon, the ends of which are separated by star, the value around in Tamil"arai pu vara kun", Telugu “ara pu vara hun" all within a beaded border, 21.0g, 36.32mm, (Paul Stevens # 3.108/Pr # 169/KM # 354), uncirculated, Extremely Rare in this condition. |
