{"product_id":"1835-1840-east-india-company-royal-portrait-silver-rupee-set","title":"1835 \u0026 1840 East India Company Royal Portrait Silver Rupee Set","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"listing-title\"\u003eItem Location\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"listing-location\"\u003eThis item is available for \u003cstrong\u003eCollection or Delivery\u003c\/strong\u003e from:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCash Generator Leigh\u003c\/strong\u003e, 59 Bradshawgate, Leigh, WN7 4NB \u003cbr\u003eEmail: \u003ca href=\"mailto:leigh@cashgenerator.co.uk\"\u003eleigh@cashgenerator.co.uk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTelephone: \u003ca href=\"tel:01942410620\"\u003e01942410620\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"listing-title\"\u003eItem Condition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"condition-box\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Pre-Owned: Grade B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1835 \u0026amp; 1840 East India Company Royal Portrait Silver Rupee Set is in good condition and comes boxed with the ceriticate of authenticity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"listing-title\"\u003eItem Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe EIC Royal Portrait Silver Rupee Set\n\nEarly in the 19th century some remarkable coins were produced. The mighty East India Company controlled all of the British interests in India and was one of the greatest trading organisations in the world. By 1803, at the height of its power, the British East India company had a private army of about 260,000\n– twice the size of the British Army at the time – with sales revenues the equivalent of £1.3bn in today’s currency!\n\nIt wanted to standardise the currency in order to make trade easier: for centuries India’s coinage varied from kingdom to kingdom, with many different weight standards and metal purities. The East India Company decided on the silver rupee as their standard unit of money.\n\nInitially they produced coins with traditional Indian designs, but in 1835 they received royal permission to place the monarch’s portrait on their coins. They made one issue of rupees in 1835 with the portrait of King William IV, and one further issue in 1840 this time with the portrait of the young Queen Victoria. The East India Company was nationalised in 1858 and although silver rupees continued to be issued by the government, these two dates were the VERY FIRST, and also the ONLY TWO regal issues under the authority of the East India Company.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cash Generator Leigh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56493784269185,"sku":"BE26LGM0141651","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/1185\/1860\/files\/e55514d7-6950-46c0-a790-5df938f74c95.webp?v=1794309376","url":"https:\/\/cashgenerator.co.uk\/products\/1835-1840-east-india-company-royal-portrait-silver-rupee-set","provider":"Cash Generator","version":"1.0","type":"link"}