$200.00

1862 Victoria Rupee coin (high Silver content, 90% plus), made to a pendant in Sydney, the very solid bail fitting handcrafted in Sterling Silver.

These 30mm round Silver Rupee coins were minted under very controlled conditions, the Silver content always 90% plus, the weight exactly one tola, an ancient Indian standard; this coin underpinned the enterprise of the British in India, used as a store of wealth and also in necklaces of ten or twelve such coins, adornments of wealth and prestige.