East India Company Coin

Soho Mint1791

Skokloster Castle
Skoklosters, Sweden

A ½ Pice coin issued 1791 by the United East India Company for use in Bombay. Its precence at Skokloster is mysterious, but might be linked to Cound Magnus Fredrik Brahe's friendship with Admiral Thomas Baker, Commander of the South America Station 1829 to 1833.

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Details

Title: East India Company Coin
Creator: Soho Mint
Date Created: 1791
Location Created: Birmingham, Great Britain
Physical Dimensions: Diam. 24.8 mm, Thickness 1.7 mm
Subject Keywords: Coin, East India Company
Rights: CC BY
External Link: Skokloster Castle
Medium: Bronze

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