1 Pysa, Zanzibar, 1299 AH (1882 AD)

Rs. 450.00

1 pysa coin issued in the name of Bargash, the Sultan of Zanzibar. The coin carries the date according the Arabic calendar - 1299 AH or 1882 AD. The word 'pysa' is derived from 'paisa' or 'pice' - the subunit of the Indian currency. This coin was same in value as the British Indian 1/4 anna. Zanzibar was a part of the Sultanate of Oman - which was divided into two separate kingdoms when the sultan died in 1856. In the later 19th century, Zanzibar became a British protectorate.

While strictly not an Indian coin, this coin was based on the Indian currency of the British period.