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British India, 1901,&nbsp;King Edward VII, Original Pattern Proof Silver Rupee, Calcutta Mint, Obv:&nbsp;Bare head to right,&nbsp;K.W. incuse on the truncation of the neck, around “EDUARDUS VII REX ET IMPERATOR”, Rev:&nbsp;An Indian tiger statant to l. within a decorative arched circle, the value in Persian and Nagari above&nbsp;“A Crown”&nbsp;and below&nbsp;"A lotus flower" around&nbsp;“ONE RUPEE INDIA 1901”,(PR # 1045/SW # 7.1),&nbsp;toning, strong features, nice quality, graded &amp; slabbed by&nbsp;PCGS&nbsp;as PR 63,&nbsp;Exceptionally Rare in this grade.<o:p></o:p>

Note:&nbsp;An exceptionally Rare and historically significant Original Pattern Proof Rupee&nbsp;from the early coinage experiments of Edward VII.<o:p></o:p>This Rupee was made using dies prepared by&nbsp;F.K. Wezel&nbsp;at the&nbsp;Calcutta Mint&nbsp;shortly after the death of&nbsp;Queen Victoria.&nbsp;Wezel created&nbsp;two different pattern designs&nbsp;for a new rupee, but the reverse side featured an&nbsp;imperial crown design&nbsp;that did not match the version officially approved in the&nbsp;‘Secretary of State’s Military Dispatch No. 70, dated 21st June 1901’.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The&nbsp;India Office&nbsp;submitted these pattern coins to the&nbsp;Royal Mint&nbsp;for inspection on&nbsp;18th November 1901. However, the design was&nbsp;Ultimately Rejected&nbsp;by the Royal Mint, which found it&nbsp;lacking in distinctive character&nbsp;and criticized its&nbsp;poor engraving quality.<o:p></o:p>This example clearly contradicts that judgment. The engraving is sharp, the motifs are crisply defined, and the coin has acquired a stunning natural patina of&nbsp;caramel and azure, adding to its visual charm. Edward VII’s portrait exhibits&nbsp;striking expression and depth, while the reverse is graced with&nbsp;a silky luster and refined detail, further enhanced by a subtle gray tone that softly contrasts with the bright strike. This&nbsp;muted elegance adds to the artistic appeal&nbsp;and reinforces the significance of this pattern as a prototype that never saw official adoption.Labeled ‘P Rupee’ by PCGS to denote its Pattern status, this is one of the most elusive Edwardian patterns known.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>No higher-graded specimen is recorded on the PCGS census.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>

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