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Coin - 1/96 Rupee, Madras Presidency, India, 1797
Reg. No: NU 27320
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- Summary:
- 1/2 Dub or 1/96 Rupee, Issued by, Northern Circars, Madras Presidency, India, 1797
Minted by Soho Mint, Birmingham - Statement Of Significance:
- The territory known as the Northern Circars was ceded to the EIC by the Nizam of Hyderabad on 12 November 1766. Coinage consisted of gold pagodas, silver rupees and copper dubs. The copper dub was rated at 48 to the rupee (as stated on this coin) but was not accepted by the government in payment with the result that it market value fluctuated, often 10% in a single day. To end this situation a large orde of copper coins was made with the Soho MInt, Birmingham, England in 1794. There, Matthew Boulton was experimenting withstriking legends into a raised rim on coins and tokens, to increase their circulation life by resisting wear. The EIC elected a design which combined both raised and incuse lettering and ordered coins of 1/48th and 1/96th rupee. Shipment began on 8 November 1794, with 4,616,129 1/48th and 9,102,868 96th pieces sent by 4 March 1795. The coins proved successful and a second large order was placed in 1796 (the coins dated 1797, the year they would be issued). This coins comes from the second issue, one of 10,540,223 issued.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 24.5 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 6.52 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | british commonwealth coins, british commonwealth and empire coins |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | India - Madras |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | British India |
| DateEra: | 1797 AD |
| Denomination: | 1/96 Rupee |
| Obverse Description: | Within a broad rim, the company arms, a quartered shield (oval crowned Royal shield in the first quarter of the shield else plain); crest of a helm with lion holding the Imperial Crown; lion supporters, each holding a banner charged with a cross; below incuse on ribbon, UNITED EAST INDIA CO.; below ribbon, 96; on rim below, TO ONE RUPEE; around above, incuse on rim, the motto, AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLICAE |
| Reverse Description: | Within a broad rim, the company balemark; around above, incuse on rim, UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY; below, incuse on rim, 1797 |
| Edge Description: | incuse, ENGLISH UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | East India Company, Madras Presidency, India, 1797 |
| Mint: | Soho (Mint), Great Britain, 1797 |
| References: |
Pridmore 316 KM#397 |
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