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1 Cash
| Issuer | Nawab of Carnatic |
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| Year | 1690-1801 |
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| Weight | 1.35 g |
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| Obverse description | A stylized plant or lotus motif occupies the central field, rendered in low relief in the crude hammered style typical of South Indian cash coinage of the period. The design features a broad bifurcated stem rising to a central bud or leaf, flanked by smaller lateral elements. A rope-like or beaded border encircles the central device close to the rim. The execution is characteristic of the informal workshop production of Carnatic cash issues. |
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| Obverse script | Telugu/Tamil |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a circular Tamil or Telugu inscription in the field, arranged concentrically within a rope or beaded border following the coin's circumference. The legend, struck in low relief with the characteristic irregularity of hammered South Indian cash coinage, identifies the issuing authority. The crude execution and irregular flan are consistent with locally produced Carnatic copper cash of the late 17th to early 19th century. |
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