Madras Presidency 4 Pies - King George IV, 1240

4 Pies from Madras Presidency. Issued in 1240. Struck in Copper. Measures 27 mm and weighs 8.55 g.

Obverse

Coat of arms of the East India Company On the ribbon is the legend: Auspicio Regis Et Senatus Anglia, date below. All within a raised, toothed rim (By the authority of the King and Parliament of England)

Reverse

The value in Persian "Chahar pai" with the numeral 4 above and the AH date, 1240, below. Flanked by sprays surrounded by a raised, toothed rim. (4
Four Pies
year (AH) 1240)

Edge

Plain.