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Silver 1/2 pagoda of the East India Company, Madras Presidency, south India, 1807. D: 3.7cm. W: 21.25g. - The design on the obverse of the coin shows a temple surrounded by stars. The value of the coin is given in English and Persian on a ribbon around the edge. The design of the reverse is derived from local coinage and shows Vishnu, the Hindu god of creation, within a broad circle of repeated dots. The value is given in the languages of Tamil and Telugu in the outer border. The background of stars on the obverse is linked to the legends in the three local languages, which say that this coin is worth 'half a flower [or star] pagoda'.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART307933

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3600px × 1895px

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