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2 Royaliner, 2 Fano, 2 Fanams - Christian VII
| Issuer | Danish East India Company |
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| Year | 1767-1807 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination numeral '2' at the top, flanked by decorative floral or pellet ornaments, above the legend 'ROYALINER' arranged in a semicircular band across the center of the flan. The date '1784' is divided by a central heraldic shield or arms device, with '17' to the left and '84' to the right. Below the date, a further decorative motif or arms element appears in the lower field. The overall layout and lettering style reflect indigenous Indian engraving traditions employed at the Danish colonial mint at Tranquebar. |
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The Danish East India Company's Tranquebar settlement — a coastal enclave in southeastern India held by Denmark from 1620 until its sale to the British East India Company in 1845 — produced its own coinage denominated in local units specifically to function within regional trade networks. The fanon, or fanam, was a denomination already familiar to Indian merchants along the Coromandel Coast, and the Danish decision to adopt it rather than impose European denominations reflects a practical commercial calculation rather than any administrative principle.
The forty-year production window for KM#171 spans a period when the Company's Tranquebar operations were in slow decline, squeezed by British dominance of regional trade.