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5 fanams for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC), (1808)

1808 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver coin. Obverse: within circle, formed by belt with buckle, value indication in English: five fanams, on a line value indication in Arabic letters. Reverse: within circle, formed by ribbon, on which value indication in Tamil, in two lines value indication in Telugu. At top, between ends of the ribbon, a star. Rope edge.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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Credit line5 fanams voor Madras in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), (1808). 1808. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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