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1835 East India Company quarter anna, part of the unified coinage introduced that year 1840 East India Company rupee. It was minted in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The English East India Company was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I which allowed trade monopoly with eastern countries including Sumatra, Java, and India.
The East India Company's merchant mark consisted of a "Sign of Four" atop a heart within which was a saltire between the lower arms of which were the initials "EIC". This mark was a central motif of the East India Company's coinage [103] and forms the central emblem displayed on the Scinde Dawk postage stamps. [104]
1840 East India Company Rupee coin depicting Queen Victoria. It was minted in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. 1 Indian rupee (1918) featuring King George V. Uniform coinage was introduced in India by the British in 1835, with coins in the name of the East India Company, bearing the image of William IIII.
Part 4 India, vol. 2, East India Company Presidency Series c. 1642- 1835-. Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1975 (275 pp., illus.). Pridmore, F.: The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the reign of George VI, 1952. Part 4 India, vol. 1, Uniform coinage East India Company 1835–58. Imperial Period 1858–1947.
Gold mohurs issued by the Mughal Empire, Imperial India, the British East India Company or the British India are valuable collector items and sell in auctions for high prices. The double mohur (minted between 1835 and 1918) with a value of 30 rupees is the highest denomination circulating coin issued till date.
A bronze doit of the Dutch East India Company, depicting the VOC monogram and its date of production on its obverse and the coat of arms of Holland on the reverse.. The Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, often known as VOC) was a chartered company which issued a considerable series of coinage in bronze, silver and gold for its territories in the Far East ...
Shivrai was a copper coin minted during the rule of Marathas [1] and remained in circulation till the end of the 19th century, primarily in the western region of modern-day Maharashtra. [2] [3] Before 1830s, shivrai was valued at 1/74 to 1/80 of a rupee. [4] There are 150 different types of shivrai extant to date.
The United East India Company was the brainchild of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, the leading statesman of the Dutch Republic. Amsterdam VOC headquarters. The United East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie [vərˈeːnɪɣdə oːstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi]; abbr. VOC [veː(j)oːˈseː]), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of ...