the Chinapattan Mint, located in Madras (now Chennai)

 Chinapattan Mint Rupee

The Chinapattan Mint, located in Madras (now Chennai), was established to issue silver rupees in the name of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The mint began operations following Aurangzeb's conquest of Golconda and Bijapur in 1687, and it received permission to mint coins from Kam Baksh, Aurangzeb's son, in 1692. The coinage from this mint was initially struck for circulation in Bengal. The specific silver  from the Chinapattan Mint issued in the regnal year 43, Hijri year 1110 (AD 1699), was minted under the authority of the East India Company in the name of Aurangzeb. This coin is a double die-struck silver rupee, weighing 11.5 grams and measuring 21.7 mm in diameter. The mint continued to produce coins for subsequent Mughal emperors, including Shah Alam Bahadur, Jahandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, and Muhammad Shah.

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6 April 2021 - In 1687, Aurangzeb’s conquest ... of silver coins in southern India. The EIC sought permission from the Mughal Empire to mint rupees in Madras, and received this permission from Kam Baksh, the son of Aurangzeb, in 1692. However, this “Madras rupee” was struck for circulation in Bengal. The Chinapattan mint was started ...

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