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| Issuer | Danish India |
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| Year | 1816-1839 |
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| Weight | 6.21 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Danish India's Tranquebar settlement had been issuing cash coinage since the 17th century, operating a local mint that produced copper denominations for everyday transactions in a denomination system borrowed directly from South Indian monetary practice. By 1816, the colony was already in economic decline — Denmark would sell Tranquebar to the British East India Company in 1845 for a modest sum, effectively conceding that the venture had ceased to be commercially viable.
The extended date range reflects reuse of dies across multiple striking years rather than continuous fresh production.