 Pondicherry Taken, 1761. B-unlisted, Eimer 20. Obverse signed T.P.F. Silver. 39.0 mm. 387.5 gns. George III facing right; Victory recording the names of the British commanders on a votive shield. Choice About Uncirculated. Scarce. Edge engraved WILLIAM PITT ADMINISTRING. Pondicherry, on the west coast of India, was France's last possession on that subcontinent. It was captured by the British in 1761 but returned under the terms of the peace signed in 1763. In 1778 it was taken again by the British, again returned to France in 1783, taken again in 1793, returned again in 1802, recaptured the following year, and restored again in 1816. The area remained French until 1954 and did not legally become part of India until 1962.
Ex A.H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. on July 22, 1965.
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