British Empire, Chop Marked Silver Trade Dollar, Mumbai Mint - 1899 - United Kingdom

This coin has been graded and authenticated by NGC® (the Numismatic Guranty Company) and has been mounted by them in a tamper-proof plastic slab. As such, please note that it does not include a display box. Origin: United Kingdom Authority: Queen Victoria Date: 1899 Denomination: One dollar (silver) Mint: Mumbai (Bombay), India Grade: Chopmarked Obverse: ONE DOLLAR - Standing figure of Britannia holding trident and shield with merchant ship in background, date in exergue. Reverse: Chinese characters and Jawi script in ornamental flower. Notes: The United Kingdom produced trade dollars from 1895 to 1935, primarily at mints in British India. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several nations issued silver trade dollars to support commerce in East Asia. These large, high-purity coins were designed to be interchangeable with Spanish silver dollars, the dominant currency in international trade at the time. Many surviving examples bear chop marks, added by merchants to verif