Lot 611

British India, Issued to commemorate the Proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India (Kaiser-i-Hind) at the historic Delhi Imperial Assemblage (Delhi Durbar) on 1 January 1877, Silver Medal, 96.12 gms, 56.57x70.08 mm, 1877 AD, this official silver medal marks one of the most significant events of the British Raj. The obverse features the veiled bust of Queen Victoria wearing a small coronet, together with the date "1st January 1877." The reverse bears the inscription "Empress of India" and "Kaiser-i-Hind" in English, Urdu, and Devanagari, symbolizing the British Crown's assumption of direct imperial authority over India following the dissolution of the East India Company's rule after the Revolt of 1857. Issued unnamed, the silver medal was awarded to selected Indian civilians and officers of both British and Indian regiments serving in India at the time. Today, it remains an important historical and numismatic relic of the early British Indian Empire, with well-preserved examples being highly collectible and increasingly scarce, With clasp, Numista # 421755, MYB # 292, extremely fine, rare.