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1/2 Bisti - George XII
| Issuer | Kartli-Kakheti, Kingdom of (1762-1801) |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| In circulation to | 1801 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a two-register inscription within a plain rectangular cartouche, executed in a combination of Georgian Asomtavruli and Persian Naskh scripts on a hammered copper field. The upper register bears the Georgian royal name ჂႨ ႭႰႢႨ (Giorgi), identifying the issuing monarch George XII, the last king of Kartli-Kakheti. The lower register contains the Persian legends تفلیس (Tiflis), denoting the mint city, and the Hijri year ١٢١٣ (1213 AH, corresponding to 1799 CE). A horizontal dividing line separates the two registers, a layout characteristic of Georgian copper coinage of this period. The strike is irregular with weak areas toward the flan margins, consistent with the hammered technique employed at the Tiflis Mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | ႢႨ ႭႰႢႨ تفلیس ١٢١٣ (Translation: GIORGI Tiflis 1213) |
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| Mintage | 1213 (1799) - ١٢١٣ |
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