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Bombay, India, English East India Company (EIC), ½ anna for Bombay, India, 1834, 1249

Also known as: Bombay, India, Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC) , ½ anna voor Bombay, India, 1834,1249

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

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, between which is an inscription in Arabic characters: Adil. At the top value indication: half anna and at the bottom year: 1249. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3898; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 12.66 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3 cm x weight 12.66 g

Design

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, between which is an inscription in Arabic characters: Adil. At the top value indication: half anna and at the bottom year: 1249. Plain edge.

Identification

Original title
Bombay, India, Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC) , ½ anna voor Bombay, India, 1834,1249
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-3898
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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