silver coin; recto: portrait of George V of England inscribed "George V King Emperor; verso - "one rupee India 1918" surrounded by floral design (clover, thistle, rosette, rose, lotus).
Donor:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection place:
Myanmar (Burma)
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, Burma
Collector:
David G. Mandelbaum
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1918
Accession date:
March 1, 1987
Context of use:
per donor: "this may be one of the coins minted by the Court of India Mint in 1942-43 but dated earlier and with the silver content the same as in pre-war coins. made for an agent on mission into Japanese-occupied Burma.