Presidencies of India
Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency, Silver 5 Fanams, 2nd Issue, 1808 AD, Obv: the value in Persian encircled by a buckled garter, corrupted value in English: 'EIVB BANAM8', all within a beaded border, Rev: the value in Telugu in two-line within by a ribbon, containing the value in Tamil, whose ends are separated by a star, all within a beaded border, 4.4g, 21.73mm (Type KM # 351), choice very fine, Very Rare.
Note: This is an interesting example of a die being engraved or retouched by the mint master where he was hesitant in the engraving of a few letters resulting in the corrupted legends in English, which reads 'EIVB BANAM8' instead of 'FIVE FANAMS'.
Estimate: INR 13000 - 15000
Price realized | 13'000 INR |
Starting price | 13'000 INR |
Estimate | 15'000 INR |