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Name or Denominations
4 Shahi (⅘)
Issuer
Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1688-1690
Currency
Xerafim (1580-1706)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
7.4 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Silver
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Hammered
Front design
Issued after resolution of the council of 4 September 1688 until 30 September after which all unstamped coins would no longer be current. Crude VOC surmounted by C (for Colombo) countermark applied to the obverse of an undated Persian large Abbassi (5 Shahi) of Safavid ruler 'Abbas II.
Back design
NA
Year of Minting
1688-1690
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Inscriptions
Obverse: بگیتی سکه صاحبقرانی زد از توفیق حق عباس ثانی ضرب کاشان ۱۰۷۳ C VOC Reverse: لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله علی ولی الله
Context
According to Scholten large shipments of Persian coins began to be imported into Coromandel about 1660, but states that this does not mean they were no longer in circulation in Ceylon. The above council resolution of 1688 also stated that there were many unstamped coins in still in circulation and after the deadline any unstamped coins would not long be current. Later on 27 January 1691 a public notice was issued warning against false counterstamped base metal coins in circulation and gave prescribed weights for genuine pieces.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Emergency coinage
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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