Very fine, Very rare.

The coinage of 1807 was brought into currency by a proclamation of 15th July 1807, which mentioned these coins “should be coined direct from imported Spanish dollars”. Many double rupees struck at the same time show clear traces of the undertype as the impressions were not well struck for larger coins, already hardened when fed into the press as blanks. For smaller coins, such as the rupees, the striking went well and undertypes were many types successfully obliterated. The fact that this coin shows the traces therefore makes it a seldom seen feature.