| Product
Code |
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PUD NO_945-1_AR |
| Subject | : | British India Corporation - Silver Jubilee |
| Size | : | 51 mm |
| Metal | : | Silver |
| Year | : | 1945 |
| Description | : | obv. A quadripartite shield in centre, with quadrants containing a tree, pelt, sheep and spinning bobbins, topped by the Star of India surrounded by a laurel wreath, around border : THE BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LIMITED SILVER JUBILEE 1920 / 1945, rev. Within two sprays : PRESENTED / TO / (space) / IN RECOGNITION OF / FAITHFUL SERVICE. On a ribbon at bottom : 1920-1945.
The British India Corporation was founded in 1920 at Cawnpore (now Kanpur). It is now a public listed company manufacturing textile goods: yarn, worsted and woolen cloth, rugs, blankets and hosiery. |
