Item number:  A1213

Year: AD 1882

Material: Silver

Size: 30.6 x 30.6 x 1.5 mm

Weight: 11.4 g

Manufactured by: Mumbai Mint

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a 1-rupee coin issued by British India, which circulated throughout British India, encompassing present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. On the obverse, the upper inscription indicates the denomination of 1 rupee, while the lower part shows the issuing authority, “India,” along with the year of minting. The outer ring is adorned with botanical motifs, and a dot on the lotus base below serves as the mint mark of the Bombay Mint. The reverse features a portrait of Queen Victoria, with the outer inscription reading “Victoria Empress.”

The British colonisation of the Indian subcontinent dates back to the establishment of the British East India Company in AD 1600, which was granted a royal charter, giving it a monopoly over trade with India. Over time, the company expanded its control across the subcontinent through the annexation of various princely states. The Indian Rebellion of AD 1857-1858 prompted the British government to intervene in quelling the uprising, which ultimately led to the dissolution of the company. Its territories were transferred to the British Crown and placed under the administration of the Secretary of State for India, becoming part of the British Empire.

The establishment of British India and the decline of the Mughal Empire allowed Britain to claim imperial authority over India. In AD 1876, Queen Victoria assumed the title of “Empress of India,” leading to changes in the inscriptions on coinage to reflect this new status. Under British rule, the Indian subcontinent was characterized by its complex mix of ethnicities and religions. This diversity was a key factor in the “Partition of India” plan following independence, which divided the region into India and Pakistan based on religious demographics.

物件編號:  A1213

年代: 公元 1882 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 30.6 x 30.6 x 1.5 mm

重量: 11.4 g

製造地: 孟買造幣廠

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚英屬印度發行的1盧比錢幣，流通於整個英屬印度(今日的印度、巴基斯坦、孟加拉、緬甸)。正面上方銘文為1盧比的面額，下方則是發行單位印度及發行年分。外圈以植物圖騰裝飾，下方蓮花花座上的一點，為孟買造幣廠戳記。背面為女皇頭像，外圈銘文是「維多利亞女皇」。

英國對印度大陸的殖民可追溯至公元1600年成立的英國東印度公司，其擁有的皇家特許狀壟斷了印度貿易，隨著併吞各土邦進而逐漸擴張至全大陸。公元1857-1858的印度民族大起義，使英國政府介入平亂，最終公司解散，其管轄的領土被移交給英國政府，隸屬大英帝國內閣印度事務大臣管理。

英屬印度的成立及蒙兀爾帝國的消滅，使英國主張其皇室有印度帝國的頭銜，公元1876年維多利亞女皇取得印度女皇的頭銜，錢幣的銘文也因此更改。英屬印度統治下的印度大陸民族、宗教複雜，其獨立後「印巴分治」方案也是基此原因。