Work on the coin actually began before Queen Elizabeth’s death on Sept. 8, 2022, according to Fortune. On the East India Company website, CEO Sanjiv Mehta wrote that Queen Elizabeth II “was an ...

Antique exhibition at Hawa Mahal showcases rare coins, stamps, and historical artifacts on World Heritage Day.

That meant within decades the East India Company was becoming a sovereign entity in its own right.: had the power to raise revenue, to make war and peace, to mint its own coins, to administer justice.