Extremely Rare 1808 BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY 20 CASH COPPER COIN
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1808 BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY 20 CASH COPPER COIN(VERY RARE COIN FROM OUR 50+ YEARS OLD COLLECTION)ObverseCoat of arms of the East India Company: 2 lions, St George's cross on the crest and flags, motto on the ribbon "Auspicio Regis et Senatus Anglia", date belowLettering:
EAST INDIA COMPANY
AUSPICIO REGIS & SENATUS ANGLIA
1808ReverseThe value in Persian: Bist kas chahar falus ast, Value in English below
All within a plain rais...ed rim.Lettering:
بست کس چهار فلوس است
XX.CASH.Translation: Twenty cash make four falusEngraver: John PhillpEdgePlainParallel to the rupee, the Madras Presidency also used the fanam.
80 cash = 1 fanam
12 fanam = 1 rupee
42 fanam = 1 gold Pagoda = 3.5 rupees