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Madras Mint – Early Coinages – Copper, Five Cash (Half Dudu) 1691 to 1754

 

Balemark with GCE within a beaded border.

Date in one or two lines within a plain raised circle.

 

Official Weight (g)

4.43

 

Actual Weight (g)

3.73-4.22

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

12.1-15.5

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

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Pr. No.

Date

Rev

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

1.70

72.

66

1691

I

Ste

 

RR

1.71

73.

67

1699

I

 

Not traced. Recorded from Pridmore.

NR

1.72

74.

23&68

1700

II

Ste

Date in one line.

RR

1.73

75.

69

1702

I

RJ

NR

1.74

76.

70

1705

I

Ste

NB shape of 5 shown in photo above

RR

1.75

77.

-

1706

I

 

Ref: Lingen

RRR

1.76

78.

71

1720

I

 

Not traced. Recorded from Pridmore

NR

1.77

79.

-

1722 or 1723

I

 

Ref: Lingen. Date not clear

RRR

1.78

80.

72

1726

I

Ste

 

RR

1.79

81.

73

1737

I

 

Not traced. Recorded from Pridmore

NR

1.80

82.

74

1739

I

Ste

Ref: Wiggins

RRR

1.81

83.

75

1742

I

 

Not traced. Recorded from Pridmore

NR

1.81c

83c.

-

1746

I

SA

NR

 

Reverse Varieties

Date

The date may be in one line, or split between two lines.

 

 

I

II

Date

Two lines

One Line