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1 Rupee - Bombay Presidency Anglia
| Issuer | East India Company (Bombay Presidency) |
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| Year | 1676-1692 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | PAX DEO MOИBTA · BOMBAIEИSIS |
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| Mint | Bombay Mint |
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The Bombay Presidency rupee of this period derives directly from the Mughal weight standard — the Company was not yet powerful enough to impose its own monetary conventions and instead mimicked local coinage to ensure acceptance in bazaars where unfamiliar coin types were simply refused. Bombay itself had passed from Portuguese to English hands only in 1661 as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry to Charles II, and the Crown leased it to the East India Company for a nominal £10 per annum in 1668. These rupees were among the earliest silver issues from that newly acquired presidency.