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| 正面描述 | Central field dominated by a stylized conch shell (sankha), a sacred Hindu symbol, rendered in bold relief with a prominent curved body, flanked by volute scrolls and surmounted by a large curved horn or spout at the top. The lower portion of the conch displays a series of vertical striations flanked by pellets, representing the shell's ridged surface. A cluster of pellets appears to the right of the central motif, adding decorative detail. The entire design is enclosed within a broad border of large raised pellets arranged in a continuous circle, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Cochin region under VOC administration. |
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| 边缘 | Plain |
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The VOC struck these small copper pieces for use in Cochin (present-day Kochi) following the Dutch capture of the port from the Portuguese in 1663. Cochin was a critical node in the pepper and spice trade, and the Company needed local denominational coinage that would circulate comfortably alongside indigenous rasi units already familiar to traders on the Malabar Coast. The series ran for over six decades under VOC authority until the early eighteenth century, an unusually long production span for a colonial merchant issue.