January 31, 2012

East India Company Urdu - Persian Script Machine Minted Indian Silver Rupee


East India Company introduced  Steam Machine Minted Coins in India. This coin is in Urdu - Persian Script . Initially East India Company had designed coins from  the traditional Mughal type designs.

Soho Mint had minted coins for East India Company using Boulton And Watt Steam Engine run machines , even before they started making coins for British Government .

Before 1835 standardization ( common coinage ) Bombay , Madras and Bengal Presidencies produced separate coins.

 (Tags Indian Silver Coins Rupee  - Numismatics )


Indian Silver Coin - One Rupee - Persian Script ( Urdu ) - Please Identify -( Ref No.2 )


Un Researched Silver Coin ( Probably One Rupee )

Pre British Silver Rupee , Mughal Medieval India Princely State

Comments And Identification Most Welcome

( Tag:  Indian Coins - Pre British Rupee - Numismatics )

Silver Coin - One Rupee - Persian Script ( Urdu ) - Please Identify -( Ref No. 1 )

Un Researched Silver Coin ( Probably One Rupee )

Pre British Silver Rupee , Mughal Medieval India Princely State

Comments And Identification Most Welcome

( Tag:  Indian Coins - Pre British Rupee - Numismatics )




North West Frontier 1930-31 British Indian Army Medal - Silver

Obverse : George V

Reverse : Jamrud Fort

India General Service Medal ( 9th in the total Series of 12 ) Campaign Medals .
Silver


Weight : Around 45 gramme

Awardee 's Name on Rim

http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/india_general_service_1908.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_%281909%29

Jamrud Fort
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jamrud_Fort_-_pg_18_-The_last_voyage_-_Annie_Brassey.jpg

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Decorated Sikh Soldiers
Pride of India -Then and Now
( See Pic No. 2 )




British Indian Army War Medal -First World War - 1914 -18 - Silver

Obverse : George  V

Reverse :A British Soldier on Horseback crushing German ( Prussian ) shield and Skull.

Silver

Weight : Around 45 grammes

Awardee 's Name on Rim


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal




Second World War Medal - British Indian Army

Obverse : George VI
 Reverse : Lion ( meaning Britain ) Crushing Double Headed Dragon ( Eagle stands for Germany - The Other Dragon for Japan )
Cupro Nickle

Weight : Around 45 grammes

Awardee 's Name on Rim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Medal_1939%E2%80%931945




January 26, 2012

North West Frontier ( NWFP ) 1937 -39 War Medal British Indian Army - Silver


North West Frontier ( NWFP ) 1937- 39 Campaign - War Medal- British Indian Army

India General Service Medal  ( 1936 ) - Second in Two Series 

George VI

Silver

Weight : Around 45 grammes

Awardee 's Name on Rim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_General_Service_Medal_%281936%29




North West Frontier ( NWFP ) -1936 - 37 War Medal British Indian Army- Silver




North West Frontier ( NWFP ) Campaign - War Medal

GeorgeVI


Silver

Weight : Around 45 grammes

Awardee 's Name on Rim

SE Asia 1945-46 British Indian Army War Medal - Silver





S E Asia 1945 -46 Campaign -War Medal

George VI

Silver

Weight : Around 45 grammes

Awardee 's Name on Rim

Waziristan 1901-2 War Medal Silver - Very Rare British Indian Army Medal- India Medal

Waziristan 1901 -2 Campaign - War Medal- India Medal ( Seventh and Last in the Series of India Medal ( for Afghanistan Campaigns - Only in the Series With Edward VII on Obverse . The earlier 6 India Medal Series have Victoria on the Obverse  )


Edward VII

Silver

Weight : Around 45 grammes

Awardee 's Name on Rim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Medal

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Waziristan is a Tribal Area ( now  in Pakistan ) along the Afghanistan border. The Pashtuns  in the 19 th and early 20 th century very effectively challenged the military might of World Biggest Empire at that time - The British. In the 21st century Waziristan is proving to very frustrating militarily for the USA (
Target of many present day Drone Attacks )

Please note that it is also apparent from the Reverse Side of the Medal where an English Officer is shown with a Sikh Soldier that the British could   control the Martial Tribes of  Afghanistan because of the Valiant Sikh Soldiers.

Before the British it was the Sher - e- Punjab , Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his legendary General , Hari Singh Nalwa who could control the rebellious tribes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_North-West_Pakistan 

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