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Stamping Coinage in the Mint, Calcutta

Arthur William Devis

One of a series entitled 'Arts and Manufactures of Bengal' which shows native craftsmen punching and assaying the silver rupees that were standard coinage, under the watchful eye of the superintendent, the standing figure in white.

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Date supported

1980

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

44 x 60 cm

Grant

3000

Total cost

12000

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