Travancore (1939-40) chuckram

Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75231

This specimen was lot 75231 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Travancore. Chuckram, ND (1939-40). Chithira Thirunal Bala Rama Varma II (under George VI as Emperor). NGC MS-65 Red Brown. Variety with no date. A lovely Gem with deep coppery color and a gentle tone. Quite attractive on account of its crisp, lustrous originality." This type also comes dated ME1114. The type is common tho the proofs are rare. Travancore was a princely state on the SW tip of India adjacent to the Madras presidency.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-60.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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• Travancore (1901) 2 chuckrams
• Travancore (1938-49) 4 cash
• Travancore ME1114 1/2 rupee = 1938-39
• Travancore ME1116 fanam = 1940-41
• Travancore ME1121 fanam = 1946
• Travancore ME1121 1/2 chitra rupee = 1946
• Coins and currency dated 1939