1 Rupee - Edward VII Straits Settlements Mule Pattern, Old Type

This piece occupies a peculiar corner of Indian minting history: a mule combining dies from two distinct administrative phases, struck as a pattern to test the compatibility of existing Edward VII obverse dies with reverse dies prepared for a Straits Settlements issue. The Calcutta Mint produced small numbers of such pattern mules in the early 1900s as die trials, rarely with any intention of circulation.

Prid#1048 is considered a great rarity. Fewer than a handful of confirmed examples are known.