French Colonial ‘DouDou’ | Indian Pondicherry

French Colonial ‘DouDou’ | Indian PondicherryHistory of the Artifact These exotic bronze coins were minted in the French Colonial possession of Pondicherry, located on the Eastern Coast of modern day India. French presence in Pondicherry began in 1668 with the establishment of the first French Trading Centre in what was then a Dutch controlled territory. By 1674, the French had occupied the territory and continued minting coins, as the Dutch had done, with a new design reflecting the values of

Early in his reign

Marcus Aurelius had her deified

meaning “By the Grace of God

they remain valuable artifacts for those interested in the history of the Soviet Union

000 years ago

By issuing these coins

Despite their dominance in ancient seas

shaping global trade and European expansion

traditionalist values adopted by the Vichy government

symbolising her role as the protector and personification of a city’s fate

Antipas XIX

depicts the coat of arms of the Soviet Union circled with Cyrillic script reading: "One hundred years since the birth of V