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1/2 Anna - Shah Alam II
| Issuer | Bengal Presidency |
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| Year | 1781 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a Persian legend reading 'Shah Alam Badshah' with the Hijri date AH 1195 inscribed below, all rendered in bold Naskh-style Arabic script. The design is surrounded by a raised toothed border forming a prominent beaded rim. Small star and crescent ornaments are dispersed symmetrically in the field around the central inscription, lending a decorative character typical of late Mughal coinage. The overall composition is characteristic of the Bengal Presidency issues struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the Persian legend 'Sanat 22 Julus' — denoting the 22nd regnal year of Shah Alam II — inscribed in bold Naskh-style Arabic script. Star and crescent ornaments are scattered symmetrically in the surrounding field, consistent with the decorative conventions of Bengal Presidency copper coinage. The entire design is enclosed within a raised toothed border forming a well-defined rim. The numeral '22' is prominently rendered in large Eastern Arabic numerals at the centre of the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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