Coins were
issued from Fort St David by:
There are
many references in the archives to the production of coins at Fort St David
and, following the French capture of Madras,
Fort St David became the main town of the Presidency. From here treasure, often
in the form of newly minted coinage, was distributed to Calcutta and the Northern factories, of which
the main was Vizagapatam, which then
distributed on to Ingeram, Madopollam, Ganjam and Masulipatam.
Fort St David also supplied Fort
Marlborough in Sumatra with coinage.
References