Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mohurs of British India

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Reason: High quality, high EV, condition, and rarity. The gold mohur has existed since the middle of the 16th century denominated in fractions ranging from 1/32 of a mohur to one mohur. A double mohur was struck in 1826 and 1828 by the Amritsar Mint, and once again in 1835 depicting King William IV (obv) and a walking lion and palm tree (rev). (Only 1,170 of the 1835 double mohur were struck). While depicted on other Coins of British India at earlier dates, Queen Victoria first appeared on the mohur in 1862, which also saw the reverse design changed to a beaded circle and wreath. Both coins were struck at the Calcutta Mint: the 1835 Two Mohur by authority of the East India Company, and the later 1862 One Mohur under the British Raj.
Original: A two-coin set of the Mohur of British India with effigies of King William IV and Queen Victoria, the only people to be depicted on mohurs.
Articles in which these images appear: Indian Rupee, Mohur, Coins of British India, East India Company (1), British Raj (1)
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: Calcutta Mint for the East India Company and the British Raj
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Mohurs of British India

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:28, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:42, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – You never hear much about William IV – who oddly enough was a defender of slavery. Interesting bio article. Sca (talk) 22:01, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Always nice to have. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I actually like ol' Bill; if I remember my high school history correctly he did a nice job of strong-arming the House of Commons over a couple of suffrage bills. I always liked his style. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:29, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, his friend 'Mrs. Jordan' certainly was anything but bland. Sca (talk) 21:09, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]