Full Description:
Madras Presidency, Gold Pagoda, 1808-1815 AD, Edge: Vertical Milling, Obv: seven tiered Gopuram of a temple, standing on stony ground, five stars on each side, all this surrounded by a buckled garter, on the garter is the value in English and Persian, Rev: figure of Vishnu holding a sword in his left hand, dotted and other symbols on each side and a lotus flower below, all surrounded by one circle of beads, all this within a ribbon, the ends separated by a star, On the ribbon is the value in Tamil and Telugu, 2.90g, 17.14mm, (KM# 356), almost UNC.
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