Dewas 1888 1/12 anna KM-11
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This specimen was lot 1217 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $446.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "DEWAS SENIOR BRANCH: Krishnaji Rao, 1860-1899, AE 1/12 anna, 1888, bust of Victoria Empress, a lovely mostly red lustrous example, PCGS graded MS63 RB." A 1/12 anna was also issued by the junior branch of the house. The two branches attempted to rule their domains as separate states altho their properties were irretrievably entangled.
Recorded mintage: 112,000 + proofs.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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