India, British India, 1808 AD., East India Company, Madras Presidency, Soho mint (Birmingham, England), 10 Cash, Pridmore 206.

India, British India, Madras Presidency, Soho mint (Birmingham, England), 1808 AD.,
10 Cash (25,6 mm / 4,40 g), copper, official weight 4,66 g., actual weight at mint state 4,62-4,84 g., mintage 6,304,560 (all years and var.), axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: EAST INDIA COMPANY / AUSP: REGIS & SENAT: ANGLIÆ / 1808 , coat of arms of the East India Company: two lions, St Georges cross on the crest and flags, motto on the ribbon "Auspicio Regis et Senatus Anglia" (By the Command of the King and Parliament of England), legend above and motto on ribbon below below the arms of the Company with the date below, on the ribbon is the abbreviated version of the Latin text "AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE", all within a raised toothed rim. Letters > 0,8 mm high, normal design.
Rev.: X . CASH . , the value in Persian above: "dah kas do falus ast = Ten cash make two falus, below the value in English, all within a raised, plain rim.
Pridmore 206 ; KM 319 ; Brt. 620 ; http://www.baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india/MOther%20Mints/Soho10Cash.htm . Rarity: common .

Pridmore classifies the weights of these coins as heavy issue 1803 and 1808 (6.47g) and a light issue of 1808 (4.66g). However the weights vary in a more complicated way than this. An example of the light issue exists, dated 1803, and there are both intermediate weight coins (5.35g) and very light weight coins (3.36g) dated 1808.

Year / Mintage
1803 / ?
1808 / ?