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Lot # 215 - Second Issue Silver Five Fanams Coin of Madras Presidency.
Second Issue Silver Five Fanams Coin of Madras Presidency.
Second Issue Silver Five Fanams Coin of Madras Presidency. Second Issue Silver Five Fanams Coin of Madras Presidency. Second Issue Silver Five Fanams Coin of Madras Presidency.
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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'.