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1/2 Rupee - Prana Naranaya
| Issuer | Cooch-Behar, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1633-1665 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a multi-line Bengali inscription arranged in a grid-like layout divided by horizontal and vertical lines. The legend reads 'Sri Sri Prana Narayanasya Sake' in Bengali script, identifying the issuing ruler Prana Narayana. The characters are boldly struck within compartments formed by intersecting lines, a characteristic stylistic feature of Cooch-Behar coinage of this period. The inscription is the sole decorative and identifying element, with no figurative imagery present. |
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| Obverse lettering | শ্রী শ্রী প্রাণ নারায়ণস্য সাকে |
| Reverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a multi-line Bengali inscription arranged within a similar intersecting-line grid as the obverse. The legend reads 'Sri Sri Shiva Charana Kamala Madhukara Sya', a devotional epithet referencing the ruler as a bee at the lotus feet of Shiva. A distinctive horizontal line appears below 'va cha ra', terminating in a vertical stroke, serving as a characteristic element of this issue. The bold, deeply struck characters fill the compartments formed by the grid, consistent with the hand-struck technique employed at the Cooch-Behar mint during the reign of Prana Narayana. |
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