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[[Image:S69-00600q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 69, lot 600]]
 
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This specimen was lot 600 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''INDIA | Mewar | Britisches Protektorat. Fatteh Singh, VS1941-1986 (1884-1929 AD). 1 Rupee VS 1985 (1928 AD). Thick Characters. NGC MS64.'' ([[India]], rana of Mewar, Fatteh Singh, 1884-1929, one rupee of VS 1985. Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> [[India, Mewar|Mewar]] (or Mewad) is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch and Mandsaur of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Gujarat. Mewar State (also known as Udaipur State) was an independent state in northwestern India prior to the formation of the Indian Republic in 1949. This type was accompanied by a half rupee, quarter rupee, eighth rupee (two annas) and sixteenth rupee (one anna).
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This specimen was lot 600 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''INDIA | Mewar | Britisches Protektorat. Fatteh Singh, VS1941-1986 (1884-1929 AD). 1 Rupee VS 1985 (1928 AD). Thick Characters. NGC MS64.'' ([[India]], rana of Mewar, Fatteh Singh, 1884-1929, one rupee of VS 1985. Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> [[India, Mewar|Mewar]] (or Mewad) is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch and Mandsaur of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Gujarat. Mewar State (also known as Udaipur State) was an independent state in northwestern India prior to the formation of the Indian Republic in 1949. This type was accompanied by a [[Mewar VS 1985 1/2 rupee|half rupee]], [[Mewar VS 1985 1/4 rupee|quarter rupee]], eighth rupee (two annas) and [[Mewar VS 1985 1/16 rupee|sixteenth rupee]] (one anna).
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 14,906,000 (including the thin characters variety, Y-22.2).
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 14,906,000 (including the thin characters variety, Y-22.2).
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1928]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 7 November 2025

Sincona sale 69, lot 600

This specimen was lot 600 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"INDIA | Mewar | Britisches Protektorat. Fatteh Singh, VS1941-1986 (1884-1929 AD). 1 Rupee VS 1985 (1928 AD). Thick Characters. NGC MS64. (India, rana of Mewar, Fatteh Singh, 1884-1929, one rupee of VS 1985. Uncirculated.)"

Mewar (or Mewad) is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch and Mandsaur of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Gujarat. Mewar State (also known as Udaipur State) was an independent state in northwestern India prior to the formation of the Indian Republic in 1949. This type was accompanied by a half rupee, quarter rupee, eighth rupee (two annas) and sixteenth rupee (one anna).

Recorded mintage: 14,906,000 (including the thin characters variety, Y-22.2).

Specification: 10.86 g, silver, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y22.1.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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