Sikh Empire VS1896 1/4 anna
This specimen was lot 711 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AE 1/4 anna , Amritsar, VS[18]96, pa anna nanakshahi type, legends in Persian, VF, R, ex SARC Auction 21, Lot 1296. Herrli divided these into a paisa (=¼ anna) and half paisa (11-12 g and 5.5 g, respectively), but all coins are inscribed "pa anna" for ¼ anna, and all weigh in the range of 6.5 g to 8.2 g; thus there is only one denomination for this type." The SCWC lists this type for VS 1896-1897. It superseded a heavier type which was 11-12 g (KM 4). It seems that no other mint struck this denomination.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 8-9 g, copper, this specimen 7.09 g.
Catalog reference: KM-5, Herrli-01.31.11.
- 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 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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