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2 Fanon Pondichery
| Issuer | French East India Company |
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| Year | 1770 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | A royal crown displayed in the center of the field, rendered in a stylized manner characteristic of French colonial coinage. The crown is surrounded by a beaded border encircling the entire coin. The design is struck on an irregular flan typical of hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Three fleurs-de-lis arranged in a triangular formation within the field, serving as the principal heraldic device and emblematic of the French royal authority exercised through the French East India Company. The motifs are contained within a beaded border, consistent with the hammered fabric of the coin. |
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| Mint | Pondicherry Mint |
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