Bengal Presidency ½ Pice - Shah Alam II, 1816

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Bengal Presidency Bengal Presidency
Currency Rupee (1765 – 1835)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Pice
Year 1816
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Weight (g) 2.45
Diameter (mm) 20
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Pice from Bengal Presidency. Issued in 1816. Struck in Copper. Measures 20 mm and weighs 2.45 g.

Obverse
Legend in Persian:Sana julus 45 Shah Alam badshah (In the 45th year of the Emperor Shah Alam)
Reverse
Value in Persian: Yek pai sikka and Hindi: "Ek pai sicca" (One pie coin)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1816) 

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