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½ Rupee - Shah Alam III
| Issuer | Princely state of Gwalior (Indian Local and Princely states) |
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| Year | 1810 |
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| Weight | 5.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing a densely composed Persian/Nagari inscription filling the entire field within an implied square border. The calligraphic legend, rendered in bold relief, references the regnal name and titles of Shah Alam II in a stylized, interlocking script characteristic of late Mughal-derived coinage. The irregular planchet edges are typical of hand-struck issues of the Gwalior princely mint. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a prominent Persian inscription in bold, widely-spaced characters occupying the central field, with a horizontal line dividing the design into upper and lower registers. Diamond-shaped floral or pellet ornaments are scattered in the upper field flanking the legend. The robust, deeply-struck calligraphy is consistent with the Gwalior mint's hammered coinage tradition, with the irregular flan showing characteristic edge clipping. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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