Coin Silver earrings, dated 1862 when Victoria was Queen only, and 1886 by which time Victoria was both Queen and Empress, figurehead of the massive British Empire, and Empress, in particular, of the great sparkling jewel of that Empire, India, source of vast wealth and the linchpin of its power and prestige.
The above “Two Anna” coins are the smallest of the Silver coins produced by the British in India; they were 1/8th the weight and the value of the largest Silver coin, the Rupee. In between were the Half Rupee and the Quarter Rupee. All were produced in a small number of tightly controlled mints, all of the same very high Silver content.
The above 1862 coin is out of the first year that Silver coins were minted in India under the British Government, rather than under the East India Company. Both the above coins were minted in Calcutta.