The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, silver Half-Rupees (2), 1939, type B/I [Prid. type II], Bombay, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, bolder border decoration, rev. half rupee india and date, hasht ana [Eight Annas] surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, bead below lower rounded lotus, narrow border decoration, edge grained, 5.83g/12h (Prid. 353 [not in Sale]; SW 9.49; KM. 550); 1940, Bombay, similar, edge grained, 5.84g/12h (Prid. 354 [Sale, lot 146]; SW 9.52, recté B/I, as Stevens website; KM. 550a) [2]. First very fine and scarce, second about extremely fine £40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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