Baroda VS 1954 rupee

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 56382

Western India in 1942, including Baroda

This specimen was lot 56382 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Baroda. Rupee, VS 1954 (1897). Sayaji Rao III (under Victoria as Empress). NGC MS-63." This type was struck VS 1951-1956 and scarce. Sayaji Rao III (r. 1875-1939) was the twelfth maharaja of Baroda.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y36a.

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:

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• Baroda VS 1959 1/6 mohur
• Coins and currency dated 1897