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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3247002, member: 51347&quot;]Yeah, I got this one from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] JUST for the very reason of his OP! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]851190[/ATTACH] </p><p>Bhutan</p><p>Æ 1/2 rupee (Deb); 21mm, 4.8g, 6h; Period III, 1835-1910</p><p>Obv.: Geometric pattern</p><p>Reverse.: Geometric pattern with letter sa.</p><p>Reference: KM 7.1</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael...</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The kingdom of Bhutan, a landlocked Himalayan country bordered by Tibet and India, has an area of 18,150 sq. mi. Capital: Thimphu. Virtually the entire population is engaged in agricultural and pastoral activities. Rice, wheat, barley, and yak butter are produced in sufficient quantity to make the country self-sufficient in food. The economy of Bhutan is primitive, and many transactions are conducted on a barter basis.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Bhutan’s early history is obscure, but is thought to have resembled that of rural medieval Europe. The country was conquered by Tibet in the 9th century, and a dual temporal spiritual rule developed which operated until the mid 19th-century, when the southern part of the country was occupied by the British and annexed to British India. Bhutan was established as a hereditary monarchy in 1907, and in 1910 agreed to British control of its affairs.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a brass 1/2 rupee or Deb of the period 1835-1910 - these modern hammered issues cannot be dated more specifically. A wonderful, well-struck, clean example of the type. Catalogs describe the coins as having “geometric patterns.” I would love to know something more about their meaning, but so far I’ve come up empty-handed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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