1/4 Paisa - Tipu Sultan Patan mint

Issuer Mysore, Kingdom of
Year 1791-1794
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/4 Paisa (1⁄1024)
Currency Rupee (1565-1799)
Composition Copper
Weight 2.72 g
Diameter 15 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#121.4
Obverse description Elephant heading right with raised tail, Retrograde date, 3221 above, (read date right to left), actual date is AM 1223. Mauludi calendar Note: Weight varies, 2.66-2.92 grams. Note: This 1/4 paisa coin was also called an `Akhtar` (Akhtar means star) Note: date 1223 is unrecorded in KM catalogs
Obverse script
Obverse lettering ۳۲۲۱ (AM 1223)
Reverse description Mint Name Patan (At Top) Zarb Patan = Struck at Patan in Urdu
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage 1220 (1791) - -
1221 (1792) - -
1222 (1793) - -
1223 (1794) - -
Numisquare ID 9194929290
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