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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 description | The crowned shield of the East India Company dominates the center of the obverse, displaying the quartered arms of the Company. The date 1809 appears in the exergue below the shield, while the denomination HALF PIE is inscribed above. A ribbon beneath the shield bears the Latin motto AUSP:REGIS & SENAT:ANGLIAE, meaning 'By the authority of the King and Parliament of England.' The entire device is enclosed within a raised toothed border. |
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| Obverse lettering | HALF PIE AUSP:REGIS & SENAT:ANGLIAE 1809 (Translation: By the authority of the King and Parliament of England) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central Persian legend reading nīm pāī sikka ('half pice coin') in Nasta'liq script. Surrounding the central inscription, the equivalent value is rendered in Bengali script (Ād pāī sikka) and Hindi/Devanagari script (Ādha pāī sikkā), reflecting the multilingual character of East India Company coinage intended for use across Bengal. The composition is enclosed within a raised toothed border consistent with the obverse. |
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