Issuing authority
English East India Company
- Kind
- company
- Region
- South Asia, Asia
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Catalogue entries (41)
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![½ Arcot rupee for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alamgir II, 1172 [=1759]](/__l5e/assets-v1/6a3a6ea1-1afc-41d0-bc8c-05d9f58b50cd/rk-kog-mp-1-3942-12-arkot-roepie-voor-madras-in-india-van-de-engelse-oostindische-c.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ Arcot rupee for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alamgir II, 1172 [=1759]
1817 - 1835
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters with date at top: 1172. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters. Above the second line, regnal year designation: 6 with lotus flower to the left [=mint Madras]. Struck in the years 1817–1835 in Madras. Internal corded edge. The Rijksmuseu…
Partial type record
![Arcot rupee for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alamgir II, 1172 [=1759]](/__l5e/assets-v1/1fc21b96-ed1c-4036-8644-7a48a1e1697d/rk-kog-mp-1-3941-arkot-roepie-voor-madras-in-india-van-de-engelse-oostindische-comp.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Arcot rupee for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alamgir II, 1172 [=1759]
1817 - 1835
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters with date indication at top: 1172. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters. Above the second line, regnal year indication: 6 with lotus flower to its left [= Madras mint]. Struck in the years 1817–1835 in Madras. Internal cable edge. The…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Halfpenny for Saint Helena of the English East India Company (EIC), 1821
1821
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC, surmounted by a crest, held by two lions standing on a scroll bearing an inscription, each holding an arrow with an attached flag in their paw. Reverse: year between two tied branches. Above it, country indication, and below it, value indication: halfpenny. Plain edge.…
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![1/8 Arcot rupee for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alamgir II, 1172 [=1759]](/__l5e/assets-v1/f66fa73e-4cf8-4565-9bbd-e60e0c431ed9/rk-kog-mp-1-3940-1-8-arkot-roepie-voor-madras-in-india-van-de-engelse-oostindische.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
1/8 Arcot rupee for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC) in the name of Shah Alamgir II, 1172 [=1759]
1823 - 1825
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters with date indication at top: 1172. Reverse: two-line inscription in Arabic characters. At top, regnal year: 6 with rosette to its left [= Calcutta mint]. Struck in the years 1823–1825 in Calcutta. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this obj…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Arcot rupee for Madras in India of the English East India Company (EIC), in the name of Shah Alamgir II, (1823-1825)
1823 - 1825
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters, containing a reference to Shah Alamgir II. At top left "frozen" year: 1172. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters. At right indication of regnal year: 6 and next to it a rosette [= mint Calcutta]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterda…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
4 pice for Madras in India from the English East India Company (EIC), 1825
1825
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC surmounted by a crest, supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, each holding in its paw an arrow with a flag. Year between coat of arms and banner. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two lines: "4 pice", below which year: "…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
English East India Company (EIC), Madras, India, 2 pice, 1825
1825
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC surmounted by a crest, supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, each holding in its paw an arrow with a flag. Year between coat of arms and banner. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two lines: "2 pice", below which year: "…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Malacca, Pulu Penang, ½ cent, 1828
1828
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, holding an arrow with a flag attached in their paws, surmounted by a crest. Year below. Reverse: within a wreath of leaves, single-line inscription in Malay in Arabic characters: pulu penang. The Rijksmu…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
1/4 anna for Bombay in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1830, 1246
1830
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, each holding in its paw an arrow with a flag attached, surmounted by a crest. Year at bottom. Reverse: scales, between which the inscription in Arabic characters: "Adil". At top, value indication: "quart…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
½ anna from Bengal in India of the English East India Company (EIC)
1831 - 1835
Copper coin. Obverse: denomination in the top two lines, half anna, and denomination in Bengali script in the bottom two lines. Reverse: denomination in Persian in Arabic script in the top line and denomination in Nagari script in the bottom line. After the first character, a small crescent moon [=Calcutta mint]. Pl…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pie from Bengal in India of the English East India Company (EIC)
1831 - 1835
Copper coin. Obverse: in the upper two lines value designation: one pie and in the lower two lines value designation in Bengali script. Reverse: in the upper line value designation in Persian in Arabic script and in the lower line value designation: eka pai in Nagari script. After the first two characters a small cr…
Partial type record
![Surat rupee from Bombay in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1215 [=1801]](/__l5e/assets-v1/bf3063cf-bc63-4b01-9cb5-b7cf65b66c05/rk-kog-mp-1-3882a-surat-roepie-uit-bombay-in-india-van-de-engelse-oostindische-comp.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Surat rupee from Bombay in India of the English East India Company (EIC), 1215 [=1801]
1832 - 1835
Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic script. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic script. Date indication: 1215 [=1801] at the top. Struck in the years 1832-1835 in Bombay. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3882A; its record gives material recorded as silver…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Bombay, India, English East India Company (EIC), ½ anna for Bombay, India, 1834, 1249
1834
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC supported with one claw by two lions standing on an ornament, beneath which is a folded scroll containing an inscription. Above the coat of arms a crest. The lions hold in the other claw an arrow with a flag attached. Date at the bottom. Reverse: scales of justice, betwe…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
1/4 anna for India from the English East India Company (EIC), 1835
1835
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC surmounted by a crest, supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, each holding in its paw an arrow with a flag. Year between coat of arms and banner. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in three lines: "one quarter anna", above w…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
India, English East India Company (EIC), in the name of Queen Victoria, rupee, 1840
1840
Silver coin. Obverse: head of Queen Victoria facing left. Continuous circumscription. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in two lines: "one rupee", below which value indication in Arabic characters in one line. Year at the bottom. On ribbon at upper left, small crescent moon [= Calcutta]. Milled ed…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
English East India Company (EIC), India, ½ pice, 1853
1853
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, holding an arrow with a flag attached in their paw, surmounted by a crest. Year between the coat of arms and the banner. Reverse: denomination in two lines between two tied branches: ½ pice. Plain edge.…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
English East India Company (EIC), India, 1/4 anna, 1858
1858
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC surmounted by a crest, supported by two lions standing on a banner bearing an inscription, each holding in its paw an arrow with a flag. Year between coat of arms and banner. Reverse: between two tied branches, value indication in three lines: "one quarter anna", above w…
Partial type record
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