Silver rupee (obverse), East India Company, 1788

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This is the obverse of an East India Company silver one rupee piece, dated 1788, from the Straits settlement, Pulu Penang.

Silver 1-rupee piece, British Colonial, Straits Settlements, Pulu Penang, East India Company, 1788

By the mid-18th century Scots were influential in the East India Company, founded in 1601 to pursue trade in the East. Building on kinship and a strong sense of identity, Scots did well out of service in India.

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• Online ID: 000-100-074-326-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1911.506.2794
• Date: 1788
  
• Material: Silver
  Coin, rupee
  
• Dimensions: 31 mm Dia
  
• What: Coin, rupee
  
• Subject: European Coin Collection
  
• Who: East India Company
  George III
  
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  • Craig, p 702, 703 
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