ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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ലക്കം
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Shilharas of Karad - Southern Maharashtra
Danish East India company created in 1616 under Christian IV for trade with India and Ceylon, had its eye on the Coromandal Coast in India's south east for its pepper and cardamom.
Danish ships arrived in Tranquebar (Thangambadi) in present day Nagapatinam in Tamilnadu in 1620.
As the trade flourished they issued coins for convenience.
The Danish settlements went into decline, and the British took over the possession of them.
The Tranquebar was sold to the British in 1845 and the Danes left India forever.
The Danes were the only colonial power which don't have a colonisation thought in India and only interested in trade.
Specifics of the coin shown below
Obverse - crowned C6 (monogram of Christian VI)
Reverse - crowned DAC (monogram of Danish Asiatic Company), 4 below between dots
Year of issue - 1730 - 1747
Denomination - 4 cash
Metal - copper
Weight - 3.10 gms
Shape - round (irregular)
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