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Online Auction 14  7-8 Mar 2022
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Lot 634

Starting price: 55 USD
Price realized: 65 USD
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BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AR rupee, 1911(c), KM-523, so-called "pig" style elephant, one-year type, lightly cleaned, VF. The 1911 accession to the throne of Emperor George V led to the famous "pig rupee." On the coin, the King appeared wearing the chain of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire. Because of poor engraving, the elephant looked very much like a pig. The Muslim population was enraged and the image had to be quickly redesigned. Most of the 1911 rupees were withheld from circulation and later melted.

Estimate: 75-100 USD
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