Lot # 215 - Second Issue Silver Five Fanams Coin of Madras Presidency.
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Full Description: Madras Presidency, Silver 5 Fanams, 2nd Issue,1808 AD, Obv: the value in Persian encircled by a buckled garter, corrupted value in English: 'EIVB BANAM8', all within a beaded border, Rev: the value in Telugu in two-line within by a ribbon, containing the value in Tamil, whose ends are separated by a star, all within a beaded border, 4.4g,21.73mm (Type KM # 351), choice very fine, Very Rare. Note: This is an interesting example of a die being engraved or retouched by the mint master where he was hesitant in the engraving of a few letters resulting in the corrupted legends in English, which reads 'EIVB BANAM8' instead of 'FIVE FANAMS'.
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