Summary
40 Cash, Issued by, Madras Presidency, India, 1807
Minted by Madras Mint
Obverse Description
In Persian "This is forty cash"; in exergue, XL CASH. The exergue defined by a double line.
Reverse Description
The ophrase "This is forty cash" in Telugu and Tamil
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Silver and copper coins based on the pagoda standard were struck from 1807. The copper cash struck at Madras circulated with copper cash ordered from England. The 40 cash seems to have gone out of use from 1818 when the pagoda standard was replaced by the rupee. The other copper denominations remained in use until replaced in 1835.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1807 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Designer
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
12
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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
35 mm (Outside Diameter), 18.96 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 217 KM#333.1
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1., 36 & 70 Pages
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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