The Puddester Collection (Part II)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, silver Rupee, 1939 [1940], type B/I [Prid. type II], Bombay, crowned bust left in low relief, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, normal rim, rev. one rupee india and date, yek rupiya surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, bead below lower rounded lotus, narrow border decoration, edge grained, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 235 [Sale, lot 136]; SW 9.13; KM. 555; cf. Fore III, 2448). Obverse good very fine, reverse extremely fine and lightly toned, extremely rare; the rarest currency date in the entire Rupee series £3,000-£4,000

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

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