Jaisalmir (1860)/22 nazarana rupee

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2178

Jaisalmir in 1942, in the desert west of Jodhpur and Bikanir

This specimen was lot 2178 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $440.62. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAISALMIR: AR square nazarana rupee, "Shahjahanabad", frozen year "22". In the name of Queen Victoria, with bird & umbrella on reverse, EF, R, ex Paul Stevens Collection." The SCWC notes several types of nazarana rupees struck on hexagonal or square planchets, all with the frozen year 22.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.6 g, silver, this specimen 13.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM-34b (formerly Y-8a).

Source:

• 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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

Link to:

• Kotah (1859) nazarana rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1860
• return to coins of India