East India Company One Mohur Gold Coin 1841 Victoria Queen
Issued by East India Company, 1841-1850 Minted by Madras Mint
Obverse: Head of the Queen facing left; around above, VICTORIA QUEEN; below, 1841.
Reverse: A lion advancing to left in front of a palm tree; around above, EAST INDIA COMPANY; in exergue, ONE MOHUR and a line in Persian script (yek ashrafi; translation: one mohur)
Edge: Milled (vertical)
This gold mohur continues the tradition of its predecessor (the mohur of William IIII which bore the frozen date 1835). Now showing the head of Queen Victoria, the new coins bear the frozen date 1841 and were not legal tender. Legal tender was the silver rupee, the value of the gold mohur in rupees varied with the relative market prices of gold and silver. However, from 13 January 1841 Treasuries were ordered to accept the mohur at the original 1835 fixed rate of 15 rupees.
Dimensions: 26 mm (Diameter)
Weight: 11.661 g (Weight)
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