1835 East India Company Quarter Anna – Lion & Unicorn Arms – Early Colonial Copper

Description

1835 East India Company Quarter Anna – Lion & Unicorn Arms – Early Colonial Copper

🪙 Denomination: Quarter Anna
📅 Year: 1835
🏛 Issuer: East India Company
🇮🇳 Region: British India
🦁 Type: Lion & Unicorn Coat of Arms
⚖️ Metal: Copper
📏 Diameter: ~26mm

Condition:

A well-circulated but fully readable early EIC copper with clear date and visible crest. The iconic lion and unicorn coat of arms remains identifiable, and the “ONE QUARTER ANNA” wreath reverse is intact. Natural historic wear consistent with a 190-year-old piece. No harsh cleaning — original, honest patina.

Description:

Struck in 1835, this Quarter Anna represents the earliest phase of the East India Company’s reformed copper coinage. Featuring the classic lion-and-unicorn shield, this design is one of the most recognisable issues of British India’s colonial era.

These early EIC coppers are widely collected for their age, distinctive heraldic design, and connection to pre-Raj trade history. A genuine piece of 19th-century India, perfect for world coin collectors, history enthusiasts, and anyone building a British India collection.