1675-1850 Cochin 1 Fanam/2 Puttuns (Dutch India, Princely State of Cochin)

Obverse

Lord Vishnu in Padmanabhaswamy form, beneath O C (Oostindische Compagnie - East India Company). All above three rows of four dots.

Reverse

Stylized figure of Goddess Kali, Conch shell within.

This coin was first struck as 1 Fanam by the Dutch East India Company in Negapatnam from 1675-1795. When under the British Protectorate (1795-1800), the same coin continued to be struck, now called 2 Puttuns. There is no way to tell them apart.

Weight: 1g

Diameter: 10mm

Puthen means 'New' in Malayalam. Puthen Panam = New Money