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1/5 Rupee - Shah Alam II
| Issuer | Bombay Presidency |
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| Year | 1730-1796 |
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| Value | 1/5 Rupee |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب ممبئی سنت جلوس ميمنت مانوس |
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Shah Alam II was Mughal emperor in name for decades while exercising almost no real power — blind from 1788 after Ghulam Qadir had him physically blinded, a prisoner of the Marathas for much of his reign, and eventually a dependent of the British East India Company after 1803. The Bombay Presidency continued striking coins in his name throughout, a calculated political courtesy that lent the Company's revenue collection a veneer of Mughal legitimacy it no longer needed to earn.
The date range on this issue spans sixty-six years, making precise attribution difficult without die study.