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4 Cash - Christian VIII
| Issuer | Danish India |
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| Year | 1840-1845 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Royal cipher of King Christian VIII of Denmark, consisting of an interlaced cursive 'C8' monogram in the field, enclosed within a beaded inner border. The monogram is surmounted by a royal crown rendered in relief at the top of the flan. The design is executed in a simple but bold manner characteristic of Danish colonial coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Danish India's Tranquebar settlement was already a dying commercial enterprise by the time these were struck — the colony was sold to the British East India Company in 1845, the same year production ceased. The cash denominations were a concession to local monetary custom; Denmark had no particular use for such small copper subdivisions in its domestic economy, but trade on the Coromandel Coast demanded them.