Summary
1/2 Pice, Issued by Bombay Presidency, India, 1808
Minted by Bombay Mint
Obverse Description
Balemark of the British East India Company; below, 1808
Reverse Description
A pair of balanced scales (partly off flan); between pans the Persian Adil (translation: Just)
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
In the 1790's copper coinage needs for Bombay were supplied from England. By 1802 these coins were becoming scarce and it was decided to copy their design but strike them locally and at reduced weights (as they would make a loss retaining the earlier standard). Authority was granted and production began almost immediately in 1802 and continued as required until 1829; although there was a further English production of copper denominations in 1804 as production of the local coins was "slow, laborious and expensive" (Pridmore p.132).
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Mr Erich Wodak, John Gartner, 24 Jan 1983
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Date Issued
1808 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
17 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.2 g (Weight)
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Shape
Irregular
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References
Pridmore 179 KM#197
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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