Catalog
1/2 Rupee / Deb Period III
| Issuer | Bhutan |
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| Year | 1835-1910 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1835-1910) |
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Bhutan's coinage during this period was produced by hand-striking methods that had changed little over centuries, with dies cut locally and planchets hammered rather than milled. The result is that no two specimens are quite alike in shape or strike, and attribution within the Deb Raja period subdivisions relies heavily on die characteristics rather than any official mint record — Bhutan kept none in any recoverable form.
KM#9.2 is distinguished from the closely related 9.1 primarily by die details that reflect successive generations of local craftsmen reinterpreting worn or damaged master dies.