Greenwood & Batley Ltd Token, Copper, 5.55g, Obv: Legend “GREENWOOD & BATLEY LIMITED ALBIO

Greenwood & Batley Ltd Token, Copper, 5.55g, Obv: Legend “GREENWOOD & BATLEY LIMITED ALBION WORKS LEEDS”, Rev: Indian Tiger and “DUNCAN STRATTON & CO BOMBAY” legend around. Very fine+.In February 1905, Duncan Stratton & Co. of 9 Marine Street, Bombay, on behalf of H. H. the Nizam of Hyderabad's mint, ordered coin presses from Greenwood and Batley of Leeds. These presses, to strike coins of 1 half, quarter and eighth rupee, were dispatched in February 1906. The manufacturers made dies and struck ‘proving pieces' to test the equipment and to 'prove' the efficiency of the minting presses to the p

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Auction: Auction #74 · Oswal Antiques · 2018-09-01 · Estimate: ₹ 3000 - ₹ 4000

Category: Token and Badges

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