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1/4 Paisa - Tipu Sultan Patan mint
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1791-1799 |
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| Weight | 2.65 g |
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| Obverse lettering | AM 1218 (date not retrograde) |
| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a bold Arabic inscription divided by a horizontal line, with the upper portion bearing the word 'Zarb' (struck) and the lower portion the mint name 'Patan', all surrounded by a partial border of raised beads along the rim. The calligraphy is typical of the crude but distinctive Mysore hammered copper coinage of the late eighteenth century. The flan is irregular with uneven edges characteristic of the hand-struck production technique. |
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Tipu Sultan overhauled the Mysore coinage system entirely after taking the throne, introducing a new calendar, new weight standards, and new mint names — Patan being his designation for the Chitaldroog mint. The quarter paisa sits at the bottom of his copper hierarchy, a denomination struck in large numbers for everyday bazaar transactions in a sultanate that was simultaneously financing wars against the British East India Company and Hyderabad.
Tipu's death at Seringapatam in May 1799 ended production abruptly. Copper from this reign is frequently found corroded or weakly struck due to variable alloy quality at provincial mints.