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1/4 rupee from Bengal in India of the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alam I, 1202 [=1788] and with regnal year 19
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1/4 rupee from Bengal in India of the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alam I, 1202 [=1788] and with regnal year 19

1788 - 1830 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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Silver coin. Obverse: inscription in Arabic script in two lines. At top, date: 1202 [=1788]. Reverse: inscription in Arabic script in two lines. At top, indication of the "eternal" regnal year: 19. Serrated edge.

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Credit line1/4 roepie uit Bengalen in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC) op naam van Sjah Alam I, 1202 [=1788] en met regeringsjaar 19. 1788 - 1830. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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