The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in lead, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 16.43g. Good very fine, much as made £70-£90

This lot was 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 549.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “An imitation of the lion & palm 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin”.

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.5% lead, with traces of tin and zinc