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1/2 Biche Mahe
| Issuer | French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes Orientales) |
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| Year | 1730-1785 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Five fleurs-de-lis arranged in a quincunx pattern within the field, each rendered in the traditional heraldic style. The design is struck on an irregular flan typical of hammered coinage of this period and region. The fleurs-de-lis serve as the principal device, referencing French royal authority over the Mahé trading settlement on the Malabar Coast. |
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| Reverse description | Year of issue inscribed in large numerals occupying the central field, as visible on dated examples such as 1743. The numerals are boldly rendered within the irregular flan, with no additional legend or decorative border. The reverse design is minimal, serving primarily as a dating device for the circulation coinage of the French settlement at Mahé. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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