Visited Hyderabad India, then got the Rupee

WillieBoyd2

I visited India for two months in 1984 and stayed in Hyderabad,
where I took this picture as it looked familiar.



I remember the design of some coins from Hyderabad and recently found
this silver Rupee from AH 1361 or AD 1942.



Kind of neat to see on a coin a place that I visited.

Of course, I have been to Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial also.

farthing

Neat!

Silvereagle82

Real Nice Willieboyd2

One day I hope to visit Hyderabad, india and see the Charhar Minar building but for now all I have is this gold Rupee and the nice photo of yours

SaorAlba

I like their coins, and would like to collect the paper money that they issued right up until a couple of years after Indian independence.

CollectorBob

"Chaar Minar" meaning "Four Minarets".

Nice!

Silvereagle82

Looking at the coin image vs the photo ..... I wonder what happened to the center minaret
maybe a different angle/view

santelia

I've got a nice rupee, with some cool die breaks across the design. I'll see if I can scan it. It was my first Indian coin.

ajaan

Nice coins.

WillieBoyd2

I wonder what happened to the center minaret

It's on the other side of the building.

cladking

<< <i>Looking at the coin image vs the photo ..... I wonder what happened to the center minaret
maybe a different angle/view >>



Look at the right (east) side of the photo.

I wonder if there didn't used to be a building on this side too since the
artist was at some elevation (40') which caused a different look to the tops
of the columns.