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1/2 Rasi Cochin
| Uitgever | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Jaar | 1663-1724 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
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| Gewicht | 5.6 g |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field bears a stylized VOC monogram or floral-geometric device, surrounded by a border of raised pellets arranged in an arc along the right periphery. The design is rendered in low relief consistent with hammered coinage of the period, displaying the crude, irregular strike characteristic of the Cochin Mint's output under Dutch East India Company administration. The flan is slightly irregular and shows heavy patination typical of copper issues from this series. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse displays a central device comprising a stylized floral or foliate motif surrounded by scattered pellets or globular elements arranged across the field. The strike is shallow and uneven, typical of hammered copper coinage produced at the Cochin Mint during the VOC period. The flan edges are irregular, and the surface shows extensive green and brown patination consistent with long-term copper oxidation. |
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| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The VOC never governed Cochin outright — they held it under a treaty arrangement with the Raja of Cochin following their expulsion of the Portuguese in 1663. These small copper pieces were struck to facilitate local trade within that client-state relationship, denominated in the indigenous rasi system rather than any Dutch monetary unit, a deliberate concession to local commercial practice that the Company made wherever indigenous currency habits were too entrenched to displace.