East India Company Half Rupee 1835 William IV Silver Coin

This is an 1835 East India Company Half Rupee silver coin from British India, issued under King William IV. The obverse shows the right‑facing bust of William IV with the legend “WILLIAM IIII KING” around. The reverse has the value “HALF RUPEE” at the center, with the Urdu value “Hasht Ana” below, all inside a laurel wreath. Around the wreath is the legend “EAST INDIA COMPANY,” and the date 1835 appears at the bottom. The coin is struck in high‑fineness silver (about 0.917), weighs around 5.8 grams, and measures roughly 24.5–25 millimeters with a reeded edge. It was part of the first uniform coinage introduced by the East India Company, making it a popular and historically important type in British India numismatics.