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2 1/2 Tola Trade coinage, copper-nickel trial
| Uitgever | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Jaar | 1877 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | 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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| Opschrift voorzijde | GEW . 450 GR . TROY 21/2 TOLA FEINGEH . 0.995 ✶ FEIN 447,75 GR . TROY ✶ (Translation: Weight 450 Troy grains. Feinness 0.995. 447.75 fine Troy grains.) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Hamburg's merchants had long dominated trade with the Indian subcontinent, and this trial piece represents an attempt to produce a coin calibrated to the tola — the traditional Indian unit of weight used by moneylenders and bazaar traders across the subcontinent. The 2½ tola denomination was designed to compete directly with British trade coinage in South Asian markets. It never entered production.
Schaaf records only a handful of specimens. The copper-nickel composition itself was likely chosen as a test against the silver issues being evaluated simultaneously for the same denomination.