Travancore 1889 1/4 rupee

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Steve Album sale 51, lot 2727

This specimen was lot 2727 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "TRAVANCORE: Rama Varma VI, 1885-1924, AR 1/4 rupee, 1889, AU, R." This one year type bears an AD date, unusual for this state in the far south of India. The accompanying half rupee (KM 38) is similarly dated. Maharaja Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma V ruled 1885-1924.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.72 g, silver, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 2.65 g.

Catalog reference: KM-37.

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 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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