Madras Presidency 1⁄96 Rupee, 1797

1⁄96 Rupee from Madras Presidency. Issued in 1797. Struck in Copper. Measures 24.5 mm and weighs 6.67 g.

Obverse

Arms and supporters of the East India Company resting on a scroll bearing the incuse inscription: United East India Company. On the broad, raised rim is the incuse inscription: AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE Below and in a sunken panel at the bottom of the rim is a relief inscription: 96 TO ONE RUPEE (By the authority of the King and Parliament of England)

Reverse

Balemark of the Company surrounded by a broad flat rim. On the rim is the incuse legend: United East India Company 1797 (United East India Company)

Edge

Edge lettering OR Plain