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1 Rupee - Shah Alam II

1 Rupee - Shah Alam II - obverse1 Rupee - Shah Alam II - reverse

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Features

Issuer Bengal Presidency (British India)
İmparator Shah Alam II (1760-1788,1788-1806)
Kral George III (1760-1820)
Type Standart tedavül madenî paralar
Yıllar 1216-1220 (1802-1806)
Calendar İslami (Hicri)
Value 1 Rupee
Currency Rupee (1765-1835)
Composition Gümüş
Ağırlık 11.6 g
Diameter 23 mm
Şekil Yuvarlak
Demonetized Evet
Numara
N#
79299

Obverse

(en) Legend in Persian: Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad Shah Alam, Badshah (AH 1217)

Lettering: ١٢١٧

Reverse

(en) Legend in Persian: Zarb Khitta bareli sanat 37 julus maimanat manus

Lettering: ٣٧

Edge

SadeAutomatically translated

Mint

Bareli, modern-day Bareilly, India

Comments

(en)

weight varies 10.7 - 11.6 grams
- Bareli mint, Conquered & Ceded province AD 1802 - 1806
- This coin is listed in the South Asian Catalog (Indian edition - Krause publications) as an East India Company issue under the princely state of Awadh. KM 52.1 is an issue by India princely state Awadh, the East India Company conquered the territory and subsequent issues KM 52.2 & KM 52.3 were British India issues
- The letter 'Wa' on East India Company issued coins, was reputedly the initial of the surname of the new settlement officer for Bareli, Henry Wellesley. The earlier issue with the letter 'He' (KM 52.2), may have been a less majestic initial of his personal name.
- There are two types based on the Persian letter in the 'Seen ' of julus - (see image for location of letter). KM 52.2 with letter 'He' and the coin on this sheet letter 'Waw' KM 52.3

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1216 (1802)  (en) Regnal year 37
1216 (1802)  (en) Regnal year 37 (with 'He' in Seen of julus)
1217 (1803)  (en) Regnal year 37
1218 (1804)  (en) Regnal year 37
1219 (1805)  (en) Regnal year 37
1220 (1806)  (en) Regnal year 37

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