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1/2 Rupee / Deb Period III
| Issuer | Bhutan |
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| Year | 1885-1910 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crudely hammered copper flan bearing Tibetan script characters arranged within a divided field, typical of Bhutanese coinage of the Deb period. The design is divided by bold raised lines into quadrants, with Tibetan syllabic inscriptions distributed across the field. The strike is characteristically irregular, with the legends showing variable depth and alignment consistent with hand-hammered production. Pellet or dot devices appear within the field as decorative or separating elements. The overall workmanship reflects the traditional indigenous minting style of Bhutan during the late 19th to early 20th century. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered reverse displaying a cruciform design dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing a distinct geometric motif. The upper-left quadrant features a recessed square within a raised square frame, while the upper-right quadrant contains a heart- or trefoil-shaped device with a central pellet. The lower quadrants bear additional geometric or foliate devices consistent with Bhutanese coinage conventions of the Deb Period III. The die work is rough and the flan irregular at the edges, characteristic of hand-struck indigenous production. The overall composition follows the traditional symbolic vocabulary employed on Bhutanese copper coinage of the late 19th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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