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2 pice for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1825

1825 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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

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Copper coin. Obverse: standing lions holding a shield of the EIC with a flag and arrow, flanking a scroll with legend, above the shield a crest. Date between shield and scroll. Reverse: value indication in two lines between two tied branches: 2 pice, below which date: 1240. Smooth edge.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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Credit line2 pice voor Madras in India van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), 1825. 1825. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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