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5 cash for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1803

1803 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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

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Silvered copper coin. Obverse: shield of the EIC held by two standing lions with arrow and flag in claws, above helm, on ribbon with inscription; date at bottom. Reverse: value indication in Arabic script on three lines at top; in rim value indication in English: V. Cash. Smooth edge. Struck in England as a trial piece.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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Credit line5 cash voor Madras in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), 1803. 1803. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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