PZ 2872/39 'Importation into India of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- PZ 2872/39 'Importation into India of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf'
- Date:
- 1939/1939
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British Government officials relating to the importation of counterfeit Government of India silver coins from the Persian Gulf into India. The main correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and the Government of India. The discussions centre on where in the Persian Gulf the counterfeiters could be based, where the effects of counterfeit coins are being felt the most, and which individuals are suspected of counterfeiting coins. A list of suspects based in Sharjah and Dubai is provided between folios 7-8. The last folio (folio 11) is a statement taken from an unnamed passenger, travelling from Koweit [Kuwait] to Bombay on the SS Bankura, who had purchased counterfeit coins whilst in Koweit and was caught by customs officers.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Counterfeiting
Currencies
SS Bankura - Geographic region:
- Koweit
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002a4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002a4_en
IOR/L/PS/12/289
IOR/L/PS/12/289