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1/8 Paisa - Tipu Sultan Patana mint
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1787-1792 |
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| Weight | 1.4 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | AM 1217 |
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Tipu Sultan's copper fractional coinage was part of a deliberate administrative overhaul — he reformed the Mysore monetary system entirely after taking the throne, introducing a new calendar, new coin denominations, and new mint names. Patna mint, renamed Patan by Tipu, operated under this reformed system during the decade before the Third Anglo-Mysore War forced significant disruptions to normal administration. At 1.4 grams, this eighth-paisa represents the smallest practical unit of that reformed structure.