Dutch India - Cash

[andyg]

According to Krause - the P is Pulicat, the retrograde N is Negnapatam - but I can't find the "w" ?

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The W is a badly formed retrogade N. I encounter the retrogade N more often than the correct N, but my sample is small.

Peter

[andyg]

thanks Peter, so the 'w' is a retrograde retrograde

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You will find that the funny characters above the V all consist of three strokes (the N) and two serifs. The die cutters were strange to European letters. They made a pretty good P, though.

Peter