1 Pagoda - "Scott" Negapatam
Features
| Location |
Madras Presidency
(British India)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | East India Company |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1811-1841 |
| Value | 2 Pagodas |
| Currency | Pagoda (1639-1817) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 3.4 g |
| Diameter | 11 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 578675 |
Obverse
Lord Vishnu standing with two lotus sprigs on either side, all within a circle of beads
Reverse
Granulated surface
Edge
Plain
Mint
Negapatnam, modern-day Nagapattinam, IndiaComments
Negapatam Mint – Early Coinages – Hindu System – Gold, ‘Iskat’ or ‘Scott’ Pagoda 1781
The coin shown below contains 62% gold, which fits with the reported fineness of the ‘Scott’ pagoda. The only way to distinguish these from Madras pagodas seems to be by measuring the gold content.
http://psindiancoins.com/unzipped/Europe/Madras/Other%20Mints/AllMadrasNegapatam.htm
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1811-1841) | |||||||||||||||
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