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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bardolph, post: 3414174, member: 96174&quot;]These are not coins that went into circulation - the East India Company who ruled India at the time did not issue any coins with the head or name of William IV.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The India section of my copy of British Commonwealth Coins, (3rd Edition, 1971, by J Remick, S James, A. Dowle and P. Finn, Winnipeg, Canada) lists all coins issued under British rule, that is the various presidencies of the EIC, coins issued by the British government from 1862 to 1947, and Indian Native States coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What we have here are patterns which were produced following the decision of the EIC in 1834 to unify the coinage that was produced in separate mints (Bombay, Bengal, Madras and Calcutta). Several patterns were produced.&nbsp; The authors of British Commonwealth Coins state, (page 286), &quot; There are quite a few patterns for British India. Unfortunately we know of only a small number, and are listing them&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>Their list includes three different patterns of the silver one rupee coin, three with the portrait of William IV and one without, dated 1834. Unfortunately, there are no photos of these patterns, but I have no doubt whatsoever that any coin with the name of William is a pattern.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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