Baroda VS 1949 paisa

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 56384

Western India in 1942, including Baroda

This specimen was lot 56384 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Baroda. Paisa, VS 1949 (1892). Sayaji Rao III (under Victoria as Empress). PCGS MS-64 Red Brown. Tied for the finest certified example by PCGS. From the Nicholas Fritz Collection." This type was struck VS 1941, 1948-50 and has a very low catalog value. Sayaji Rao III (r. 1875-1939) was the twelfth maharaja of Baroda.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: about 7.5 g, copper, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y31.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• Baroda AH 1287 nazarana rupee
• Baroda VS 1948 rupee
• Baroda VS 1949 2 annas
• Baroda VS 1949 4 annas
• Baroda VS 1954 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1892