Arkivism
Double Arcot rupee for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC), in the name of Shah Alamgir II, (1807)
Public domain

Double Arcot rupee for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC), in the name of Shah Alamgir II, (1807)

1807 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

About this work

Silver coin. Obverse: inscription in three lines in Arabic script, referring to Shah Alamgir II. Left top "frozen" date: 1172. Reverse: inscription in three lines in Arabic script. Right top second line lotus flower. Reeded edge.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
coin
Credit lineDubbele arcot-roepie voor Madras in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), op naam van shah Alamgir II, (1807). 1807. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Similar works