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Live auction - fwo_455584 - INDIA - BRITISH INDIA -EAST INDIA COMPANY - MADRAS PRESIDENCY Quart de Pagode 1808 Madras
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 12 December 2017 18:18:37 |
Type : Quart de Pagode
Date: 1808
Mint name / Town : Madras
Quantity minted : 7092000
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,46 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire frappé sur flan régulier, bien centré avec deux petits coups sur la tranche. La pièce est recouverte d’une patine grise homogène
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : QUARTER PAGODA.
Obverse description : Pagode entourée de dix-huit étoiles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE TAMUL).
Reverse description : La divinité Vishnu dans un cercle sous une étoile.
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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