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| Issuer | French East India Company |
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| Year | 1738-1792 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Persian |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver reverse bearing a bold Persian Nastaliq legend filling the entire field, reading فرنچ کمپني ('French Company'), referring to the Compagnie des Indes. The script is rendered in a characteristically South Indian hand, with bold, deeply struck strokes dominating the irregular flan. The field exhibits the typical rough texture of hand-struck colonial coinage, with no border or decorative elements framing the inscription. |
| Reverse script | Persian |
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