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| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| 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. |
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| 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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