Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/2 Rupee - Shah Alam II
| Issuer | Bengal Presidency |
|---|---|
| Year | 1831 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Rupee (1765-1835) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse bears a multi-line Persian legend in elegant Naskh calligraphy filling the entire field, reading: 'Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah' (He who has struck coin over the seven climes, Shadow of Divine Grace, Defender of the Faith of Muhammad, Shah Alam, Emperor). The inscription is arranged in flowing horizontal registers across the coin's face, with no central figural motif, in keeping with Islamic numismatic tradition. Decorative floral or asterisk-like ornaments separate the lines of text. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |