The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, Five Rupees, uniface rev., in silver, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, 5 rupees, panch rupiya in exergue, edge plain, 16mm, 2.96g. Extremely fine, iridescent tone, as made £100-£150

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 552, recté silver.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “16mm flan instead of 18mm”.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.85% silver, 0.15% lead