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Indian Rupee counterstamped Victoria
| Issuer | Obock Territory (1862-1896) |
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| Year | 1892-1914 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Empress Victoria facing right, crowned and draped, surrounded by a beaded border with the Latin legend around the periphery. Superimposed on the field is an applied counterstamp bearing the Arabic inscription of Abd al-Latif, a silversmith operating in Djibouti, identifying him as the maker or guarantor of the piece. The counterstamp, rendered in Arabic script, reads 'Abd Latif Sani' al-Fiddah bi-Jibuti' (Abd al-Latif, Silver Maker in Djibouti). This combination of the British Indian imperial effigy and the local merchant's guarantee mark is characteristic of coins circulating in the Obock Territory during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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