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½ Anna - East India Company 1835
| Issuer | East India Company |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The shield of the East India Company arms occupies the central field, flanked by two rampant lions as supporters. A St George's cross appears on the crest above the shield, with flags or standards flanking the composition. A ribbon below the shield bears the abbreviated Latin motto AUSP: REG: & SEN: ANG:, standing for "Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angliae" (Under the auspices of the King and the Senate of England). The date 1835 appears in the upper field. The overall heraldic design is rendered in low relief consistent with a cast or crudely struck contemporary imitation. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1835 AUSP: REG: & SEN: ANG: |
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The 1835 East India Company coinage was the result of a major rationalization effort that unified the chaotic patchwork of regional issues — Madras, Bombay, and Bengal presidencies had each struck their own incompatible currencies for decades. William IV's name appears on the issue, though the Company, not the Crown, remained the issuing authority. The date 1835 is uniform across the entire series regardless of actual striking year, making die-dating the only reliable method for distinguishing production runs.