(sold for $10000.0)
WORLD COINS. INDIA. Princely States. Travancore. Sri Chitra Tirunal Balaram Varma, Maharaja (KE 1107-1124 / 1931-1949 AD). Gold Presentation Sovereign or Tiruvitamcore Pavan. AV. Obv. Tiruvitamcore Pavan (meaning “Travancore Sovereign”) in Malyalam script. Rev. Sri Padmanabha in Devanagari above conch shell, all within wreath (see Beena Sarasan, Traversing Travancore through the Ages on Coins , 2008, p.86, 193). In PCGS holder graded MS61. Only the second known to have been offered at auction. Of the highest rarity. This coin was struck by the Maharaja for ritual purposes. The Maharaja was the caretaker of the famous Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Travancore that, in July 2011, yielded one the largest treasure troves of gold coins and jewellery known. Press have reported the treasures value to be nearly $20 billion. The panel of experts, appointed by the Supreme Court of India, found gold coins weighing a total of 530kg amongst which were in the region of 17kg of gold coins from the East India Company period and 14kg of coins minted in Travancore. $10,000
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