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½ biche from Mahé in India of the French Compagnie perpétuelle des Indes, 1743

Also known as: ½ biche uit Mahé in India van de Franse Compagnie perpétuelle des Indes,1743

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1743

Copper coin. Obverse: five fleurs-de-lis in three rows. Reverse: year: 1745. Struck in Pondicherry. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4097; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.3 cm x weight 3.51 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 1.3 cm x weight 3.51 g

Design

Obverse
five fleurs-de-lis in three rows.
Reverse
year: 1745. Struck in Pondicherry.

Identification

Original title
½ biche uit Mahé in India van de Franse Compagnie perpétuelle des Indes,1743
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-4097
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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