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1/2 Abbasi / 2 Shahi Counterstamped
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) for Ceylon |
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| Year | 1629-1681 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this hammered silver coin displays the Shi'ite Kalima in Arabic script, arranged in multiple horizontal registers across the entire field in the characteristic Safavid style. The text enumerates the names of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'a Islam, beginning with the declaration of faith. The legends are densely packed and display the typical fluidity of Safavid calligraphic die-cutting. The flan shows natural irregularities consistent with hand-hammered production, with some weakness at the rim. No additional design elements or borders are present. |
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| Reverse lettering | لا اله الا الله/محمّد رسول الله/علی ولی الله علی حسن حسین علی محمد جعفر موسی علی محمد علی حسن محمد (Translation: Shiite Kalima) |
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| Mintage | ND (1629) - Type I (Colombo) countermark on Persian 1/2 Abbasi (Mahmudi/Muhammadi) of Safi I Safavi; KM#46 - ND (1642) - Type I (Colombo) countermark on Persian 1/2 Abbasi (Mahmudi/Muhammadi) of Abbas II Safavi; KM#47 - 1080 (1670) - - 1085 (1675) - - 1086 (1676) - - 1088 (1677) - - 1089 (1678) - - 1091 (1680) - - 1092 (1681) - - |
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