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2 anna from Bengal in India of the East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alam I, 1774
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2 anna from Bengal in India of the East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alam I, 1774

1774 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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Copper coin. Obverse: inscription in Arabic script on three lines. Reverse: value indication in one line: Two Ann. Above, on two lines indication: Patna Post and below date: 1774. Smooth edge.

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Credit line2 anna uit Bengalen in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC) op naam van Sjah Alam I, 1774. 1774. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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