Coin, 1 Paisa, Kashmir, India, 1879
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1879 VS
1 Paisa coin, issued by Maharaja Gulab Singh in the Jamu and Kashmir Princely States, India Hammered copper coinage struck at the Jammu mint in 1879 VS (1822 AD) Obverse brockage Obverse: A leaf within a Persian legend (mostly off flan) to right of leaf the numeral 9 of the date (Valentine gives the full legend as Zarb Jamun sambat 1879).
Reverse: A leaf within a Persian legend (mostly off flan) to right of leaf the numeral 9 of the date (Valentine gives the full legend as Zarb Jamun sambat 1879). Incuse of the obverse but the '9' of date off flan and '7' incuse to right of leaf. Edge: Plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
A brockage is caused when the previously struck coin sticks in one of the dies and is therefore used to strike the next coin. In this case the position of the dies, held by hand, varied so that the numeral '7' was on the stuck coin while the placement on this strike took that incuse '7' off the flan and brought the relief '9' on.
The VS date of the coin is 1879 with the last two numerals on the die separated by the leaf.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 19 mm (Outside Diameter), 6.85 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Jammu (Mint)
- Place recorded
- India
- Series recorded
- Princely States
- Denomination recorded
- 1 Paisa
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-61681
- Museum object name
- Coin - 1 Paisa, Kashmir, India, 1879 VS
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 23834
- Published references
- Valentine 2 obverse brockage. Note: Valentine 1 is a full impression of the dies
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.