INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-1901. CU Penal Colony Rupee Token (29mm, 8.71 g, 12h). Issue of the Andaman Island Penal Colony. Dated 1861. VF.

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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1837-1901. CU Penal Colony Rupee Token (29mm, 8.71 g, 12h). Issue of the Andaman Island Penal Colony. Dated 1861. VICTORIA QUEEN, young head left, wearing stephane / ANDAMAN TOKEN 1861, ONE RUPEE around central hole as made; all within laurel wreath. Pridmore 1; KM Tn 1. Brown surfaces. VF. Extremely rare.

Ex New York Sale XVII (9 January 2008), lot 407.

While the first British penal colony on the Andaman Islands was established as early as 1789, disease and a high mortality rate led to its closure after barely seven years. The token offered here was issued from a later convict establishment, begun in November 1857 at Port Blair. Originally delayed by two years because of the Indian Rebellion, the Andaman penal colony became chiefly used as a prison for Indian political prisoners, who referred to the facility as Kala pana, meaning ‘Black Water’.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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