Silver rupee (obverse), East India Company, 1788

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1911.506.2794
Date:	1788
Material:	Silver
Dimensions:	31 mm Dia
What:	Coin, rupee
Subject:	European Coin Collection
Who:	East India Company George III
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References:	Craig, p 702, 703
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