E-auction 675-711864 - fco_1110371 - ILE DE FRANCE (MAURITIUS) XX (20) Cash East India Company 1803 Madras

ILE DE FRANCE (MAURITIUS) XX (20) Cash East India Company 1803 Madras VF

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Estimate :	20 €
Price :	8 €
Maximum bid :	10 €
End of the sale :	23 March 2026 16:00:20
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : XX (20) Cash East India Company

Date: 1803

Mint name / Town : Madras

Quantity minted : -

Metal : copper

Diameter : 29,50 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 12,43 g.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

Lec.12 - KM.19/321

Obverse

Obverse legend : EAST INDIA COMPANY // 1803.

Obverse description : écu surmonté d’un casque encadré par deux lions.

Reverse

Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE EN CARACTÈRES ARABES) / XX CASH.

Reverse description : dans le champ.

Commentary

En 1803, les corsaires français opérant depuis l’Île de France récupèrent d’importantes quantités de monnaies de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales anglaises (East India Company). En 1810, le gouverneur Decaen autorise la mise en circulation de ces monnaies. La monnaie de 20 Cash vaut alors 3 sous.
In 1803, French privateers operating from the Île de France recovered large quantities of coins from the English East India Company. In 1810, Governor Decaen authorized the circulation of these coins. The 20 Cash coin was then worth 3 sous.