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5 Shahi Counterstamped
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Year | 1642 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays multi-line Arabic calligraphic legend in the field, recording the royal titulature and mint formula of Shah Abbas II of Safavid Persia, struck at Tabriz in AH 1069. A small circular VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) counterstamp is applied prominently in the central field, punched over the original coin surface as an authorization mark for circulation in Ceylon. The host coin flan is irregular and shows the characteristic crudeness of hammered Safavid silver, with a chipped and uneven edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | بگیتی سکه صاحبقرانی زد از توفیق حق عبّاس ثانی ضرب تبریز ۱۰٦٩ C VOC (Translation: By the grace of God, Abbas the Second struck the sahebqerani coin throughout the world, struck at Tabriz) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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