| Issuer | East India Company |
| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1770-1947) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 5.83 g |
| Dimensions | 24.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#455 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Queen Victoria (Continuous Legend) facing left |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN |
| Reverse description | Value in English and Urdu within wreath, Legend in English and date outside wreath |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | EAST INDIA COMPANY
HALF RUPEE
هشت آن
1840 (Translation: Eight Annas) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1840 - KM#455.1, Bombay Mint Proof-like - 1840 - KM#455.2, Calcutta Mint Prooflike, crescent on left ribbon bow - 1840 - KM#455.2, Calcutta Mint, crescent on left ribbon bow - 8 049 000 1840 - KM#455.3, Madras mint, S incuse on truncation - 1 874 000 1840 - KM#455.4, Calcutta Mint, Indian` head with thinner features`, crescent, on left ribbon bow - 1840 . - KM#455.1, Bombay Mint - 9 844 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6752546960 |
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