Indian Tipu Sultan Coin, 1 Paise

Elephant strides across a smooth brown round, framed by a faint border.

This Tipu Sultan one paisa coin is from Karnataka, India. Tipu Sultan reformed the coinage of Mysore, using new denomination names and a calendar of his own, and the legends on his coins are generally in Persian. Heavy round token with an elephant in profile, trunk lowered, rising in low relief within a rim of tiny marks. The color is dark chocolate with reddish tones, with softened edges and some pitting. It is 0.75 inches in diameter.

Walks with weight, even at this scale.