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1/4 Paisa - Tipu Sultan Khaliqabad mint
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1786-1796 |
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| Value | 1/4 Paisa (1⁄1024) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a bold Arabic-script inscription filling the field, reading 'Zarb Khaliqabad', denoting the mint name Khaliqabad where this piece was struck. The calligraphic legend is arranged in a flowing, centrally positioned manner, surrounded by a plain circular border. The lettering is characteristic of Tipu Sultan's coinage style, with the mint name serving as the primary design element on this side. |
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Tipu Sultan reformed the Mysore coinage system shortly after consolidating power following Hyder Ali's death in 1782, introducing a new calendar, new weight standards, and new mint names — Khaliqabad being his renaming of Coimbatore after its capture. The fractional copper issues from this period served the densest commercial networks in southern India, where British, Maratha, Hyderabadi, and Mysorean currencies all competed in local markets simultaneously.
Tipu's mints were shuttered permanently after his death at Seringapatam in May 1799, making the entire series bounded by a hard terminal date.