Live auction - fwo_612268 - INDIA - BRITISH INDIA -EAST INDIA COMPANY - MADRAS PRESIDENCY 1/3 Mohur 1820 Madras
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| Estimate : | 700 € |
| Price : | 520 € |
| Maximum bid : | 545 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 September 2020 18:45:55 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : 1/3 Mohur
Date: 1820
Mint name / Town : Madras
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,88 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Trace de monture sur la tranche. Exemplaire à l’usure régulière
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY..
Obverse description : Écu surmonté d’un lion tenant entre ses pâtes la couronne britannique.
Obverse translation : (Compagnie britannique des Indes orientales).
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE).
Reverse description : dans un cercle en plusieurs lignes.
Historical background
INDIA - BRITISH INDIA -EAST INDIA COMPANY - MADRAS PRESIDENCY
(19th)
Madras was founded in 1639 and Fort St. George on the coast in 1641. The workshop was first set up in the fort. In 1742, the East India Company obtained the right to manufacture rupees. The pagoda was worth between 36 and 45 fannams or 3.5 rupees.
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