Coin Details
Country:
India
Dynasty:
Bombay Presidency
Ruler:
East India Company (1672 - 1835)
Composition:
Copper
Description
Obverse
Shield of the East India Company surrounded by HON:SOC:ANG:IND:ORI: (Honorabilis Societas Anglicana Indiarum Orientalium)Lettering: HON:SOC:ANG:IND:ORI:Translation: Honourable English East India CompanyReverse
Inside circle (MONET) BOMBAY ANGLIC REGIMS Ao9o in circle of beads surrounded by legend: A DEO PAX ET INCREMENTVM 74Lettering:
MON BOMBAY ANGLIC REGIMS Ao9o
A DEO PAX ET INCREMENTVM 74Translation:
Currency of Bombay under English Regime
Peace and growth from God
Exquisite
Value 1 Paisa (1⁄64) Currency Rupee (1672-1835) Composition Copper Weight 13.5 g Diameter 19.5 mm Shape Round (irregular) Number N#37274References KM# A143
Comments
This coin was used to pay workers and soldiers, in the Deccan. - Ao9o is anno 9 the 9th year counting from 1665, the year Bombay was transferred from Portuguese to British rule, so the coin is of the year 1674.