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1/2 Pie Pattern
| Issuer | East India Company |
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| Year | 1809 |
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| Value | 1/2 Pie = 1/2 Pice (1⁄384) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Arabic/Bengali/Devanagari |
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| Additional information |
Pattern issues from the East India Company's Calcutta Mint in this period were produced primarily to demonstrate proposed denominations to Company directors in London, who held final authority over coinage decisions. This particular gold striking of a half pie — a denomination so fractional it represented a tiny fraction of a penny sterling — was almost certainly a proof-of-concept piece rather than anything intended for monetary circulation. The denomination itself was eventually issued in copper.