Description
Country or authority: British India
Year or date range: 1874
Denomination: Half Rupee
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Queen Victoria
Mint or mintmark: Bombay; dot below date, above the lower flower
Catalogue references: KM 472
Obverse description: Crowned bust of Victoria facing left, wearing necklaces and an ornamented robe. Legend: VICTORIA QUEEN. Denticled border.
Reverse description: HALF / RUPEE above a horizontal rule, with INDIA / 1874 below, enclosed by scrolling floral ornament. Small pellet beneath the date, immediately above the bottom flower. Denticled border.
