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Q. The first coins under authority of the East India Company were struck in the mint at __:
Answer: Bombay
Notes: The Company obtained the right from Emperor Farrukhsiyar to mint the mughal style money at Bombay Mint in 1717. These Mughal style rupee coins were struck at the Bombay Mint from 1717 until the unification of coinage in India in 1835. The coins were named Carolina (gold), anglina (silver), cupperoon (copper) and tinny (tin).

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