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1/2 Tanka - Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud Fathabad
| Issuer | Sultanate of Bengal (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1527 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central circular cartouche enclosing a multi-line Arabic-script legend in bold raised relief, set against a flat field. Surrounding the inner circle, a broad marginal band carries a continuous Persian inscription in characteristic Bengal Sultanate calligraphic style. The lettering is deeply struck with angular, bold strokes typical of mid-sixteenth-century Bengali hammered coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the periphery, consistent with hand-cut fabric of the period. |
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| Mint | Fathabad |
| Mintage | 933 (1527) |
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