Title: Coin
Period/Date: 19th Cen.CE
Dynasty/Style: Colonial
Provenance: Madras
Medium: Copper coin
Dimensions: Di. 40
Weight: 8.3 gm
Credit Line: Mr. Vemuganti Raghunandan, TG
Accession Number: PIF000CN50
A circular rim of coin bears on obverse is Coat of arms of the East India Company: 2 lions, St George’s cross on the crest and flags, motto on the ribbon ‘Auspicio Regis et Senatus Anglia’, date below in Latin script which lettering presents: ‘EAST INDIA COMPANY, AUSPICIO REGIS & SENATUS ANGLIA 1808’, Translated to: by the authority of the King and Parliament of England
Reverse side of coin bears the value in Persian ‘Bist kas chahar falus ast’, Value in English below. script depicts Arabic, Latin along with XX cash. Translated as Twenty cash make four falus along with plain edge and in intact condition.
