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Arcot-rupee for Madras in India of the East India Company (EIC), in the name of Shah Alamgir II, (1823-1825)

1823 - 1825 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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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 indication of regnal year: 6 and next to it rosette [=mint of Calcutta]. Notched edge.

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Credit lineArcot-roepie voor Madras in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), op naam van shah Alamgir II, (1823-1825). 1823 - 1825. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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