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1/2 anna from Bengal in India of the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alam I, 1195 [=1780] and with regnal year 22

1780 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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Copper coin. Obverse: inscription in Arabic script in two lines. At bottom, date: 1195 [=1780]. Reverse: inscription in Arabic script in two lines with indication of regnal year: 22. Smooth edge.

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Credit line½ anna uit Bengalen in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC) op naam van Sjah Alam I, 1195 [=1780] en met regeringsjaar 22. 1780. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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