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

1808 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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Silver coin. Obverse: within circle formed by belt with buckle, value indication in English: double fanam, on one line value indication in Arabic script. Reverse: within circle formed by ribbon, value indication in Tamil, on two lines value indication in Telugu. At top, between ends of ribbon, a star. Reeded edge.

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Credit line2 fanams voor Madras in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), (1808). 1808. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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