1792-1818 India Silver Rupee VF Netherlands East Indies 9% pure silver with selected

9% pure silver with selected coloured enamelling

Selective gilding with fine gold

and brimming with a strong sense of kind heartedness and justice

The coin portrays a kangaroo looking over its shoulder with a eucalyptus tree and grass trees in the background

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1792-1818 India Silver Rupee VF Netherlands East Indies 9% pure silver with selectedThe India Silver Rupee, struck between 1792 and 1818 under the British East India Company, is a cornerstone of colonial currency in the subcontinent. Minted primarily in Calcutta and other key presidencies, these rupees followed the traditional Mughal style, featuring elegant Persian inscriptions and the name of the nominal Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II. They were trusted for their consistency and became the dominant trade coin across India and beyond.