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Fort St David Mint – Copper, Cash – c1740

Pridmore attributes these cash coins to Fort St David on the grounds that:

1. The coins can be attributed to the EIC because of their inscription.
2. The cash coins issued at Madras have been identified, and these coins cannot therefore have been issued from Madras.
3. He found documentary evidence of cash being produced at Fort St David in 1740.

Tamil inscription (= Sri = Honourable), within a beaded border.		Tamil inscription = KUMPINI = Company. All within a plain square.

	Two Cash	Cash
Actual Weight (g)	2.46-2.60	1.12-1.25
Actual Diameter (mm)	10.0-12.5	8.9-10.5
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain
Axes		↑↓

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
5.8	√ 516.	-	Two Cash	RJ	Reported by Bob Johnston	RR
5.9	√ 516c.	289	Cash	Ste, Weir		R