India, British India, 1827-1829 AD., Bengal Presidency, Benares mint, trisul pice, Pridm. 312.
India, British India, Bengal Presidency, Benares mint, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II, Benares(?) mint, dated year 37, issued 1827-29 AD.,
trisul pice (25-26 mm / 6,34 g), copper, large flan,
Obv.: showing the mark of a trisul (trident), the weapon of Shiva, the god of destruction.
Rev.: "yek pai sikka" , (one pai sikka) , in Persian and Hindi.
Pridm. 312 ; KM 29 .
"trisul pice" coin, showing Shiva's trident.
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