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2 1/2 Tola Trade coinage, copper-nickel trial
| Issuer | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1877 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Hammonia facing right, her head laureate with a wreath and surmounted by a mural crown, wearing a pearl necklace and trident-shaped earrings. The effigy is rendered in a classical allegorical style, representing the personification of Hamburg. The legend encircling the portrait records the weight and fineness specifications intended for trade use in the Indian subcontinent. |
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| Reverse description | Within a raised inner border, the denomination is displayed in two lines in large bold numerals and capital letters: '2 1/2' above 'TOLA'. The surrounding annular band carries the full weight and fineness legend, reading: 'GEW. 450 GR. TROY' in the upper arc, 'FEINGEH. 0,995' across the lower portion, and 'FEIN 447,75 GR. TROY' completing the lower arc, all separated by six-pointed stars. The design is strictly typographic with no figural elements, emphasizing the piece's function as a proposed trade standard. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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