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1/2 Rupee - Shah Alam II
| Issuer | Bengal Presidency |
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| Year | 1767-1793 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the Mughal imperial legend in bold Nastaliq-style Arabic script arranged in two registers across the field, separated by a horizontal line. The upper register bears the opening couplet of the sikka formula praising the divine sanction of the emperor's coinage, while the lower register names Shah Alam Badshah. The script is deeply struck with characteristic curved strokes and diacritical dot groupings, filling the round flan. No figural imagery is present, the entire design consisting of the calligraphic royal titulature in the established Mughal hammered tradition. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | سَنَة ١٩ جُلُوس مَيْمَنَت مَانُوس ضَرْب مُرْشِدَابَاد |
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