Travancore 1889 1/2 rupee

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 910

This specimen was lot 910 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TRAVANCORE: Rama Varma VI, 1885-1924, AR ½ rupee, 1889, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64." This type was accompanied by a quarter rupee (KM 37). Maharaja Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma V ruled 1885-1924.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.44 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-38.

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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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