VOC COCHIN BAZARUCO

VOC COCHIN BAZARUCO - obverseVOC COCHIN BAZARUCO - reverse

Obverse © SATHISH S KAMATH

Features

Issuer Dutch India
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1724-1795
Value 1 Bazaruco (⅛)
Currency Rupee (1615-1785)
Composition Tin
Weight 1.96 g
Diameter 15 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
99571
References Scholt II# 1255,
C. Scholten; 1951. De munten van de Nederlandsche Gebiedsdelen Overzee 1601-1948. Jacques Schulman B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands.
KM# 3
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

8 above VOC monogram inside a circle

Reverse

Conch in a circle

Edge

Plain

Comments

Cochin a southern state of India captured in the year 1661 and they finally expelled the Portuguese in 1663.Dutch period 1663 to 1773 they issued this tin coin(BAZARUCO).
So many varieties in shape and weight are there. 8Bazaruco=1Duit,4duit=1fanam,32fanam=1 stuiver.

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ND (1724-1795) 

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