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1 'New' Cash Pondicherry - Dutch Occupation
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Year | 1693-1698 |
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| Value | 1 New Cash (1⁄160) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized temple or gopuram motif occupying the central field, rendered in a highly schematic manner typical of VOC cash coinage struck at Pondicherry. The design features an arched superstructure at the top, flanked by linear vertical elements suggesting pillars or columns, with a series of small pellets or dots arranged in the lower field. The overall composition is primitive in execution, a product of the hammered technique on an irregular flan, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a Tamil inscription in two lines occupying the central field, reading 'புது காசு' (New Cash), rendered in a bold but roughly executed script consistent with the hammered production method. The legend is the primary design element, set within a plain, unbordered field on an irregular flan. The lettering is the sole device, with no additional symbols, pellets, or decorative motifs surrounding the inscription. |
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| Reverse lettering | புது காசு (Translation: New Cash) |
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