1/2 Pie Pattern

€315,642.00
IssuerBengal Presidency
Year1809
TypePattern
Value1/2 Pie = 1/2 Pice (1⁄384)
CurrencyRupee (1765-1835)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn22
Obverse descriptionThe arms of the Company, date below, value above The motto on the ribbon reads: AUSP:REGIS & SENAT:ANGLIAE Surrounded by a raised, toothed rim.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringHALF PIE AUSP:REGIS & SENAT:ANGLIAE 1809
(Translation: By the authority of the King and Parliament of England)
Reverse descriptionLegend in persian: nīm pāī sikka Surrounded by the value in Bengali and Hindi (Ād pāī sikka; Ādha pāī sikkā)
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
(Translation: half pice coin)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1809  - Proof -
Catalog ID9539972060
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