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1 Rupee

Issuer Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Year 1784-1789
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Technique Milled
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Obverse description Central field bearing the Arabic-script inscription denoting the coin as currency of the island of Ceylon, with the date in Arabic numerals below. The legends are rendered in a calligraphic Jawi/Arabic style typical of VOC colonial coinage for the Ceylonese market. The coin is struck within a milled border.
Obverse script Arabic
Obverse lettering وڠ ولن د کمڤ ني کلم بو
(Translation: Coin of the Dutch East India Company Colombo)
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