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1 Ashrafi - Nasir-ud-Din Haidar Lucknow mint
| Issuer | Awadh |
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| Year | 1830-1837 |
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| Value | 1 Ashrafi (16) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays dense Nastaliq calligraphic legends filling the entire field, with a prominent oval cartouche at the top enclosing the mint name. The central field contains multiple lines of Arabic script recording the mint name Lucknow (Dar al-Sultanat) and the regnal year, all enclosed within a plain linear inner border and a beaded outer rim consistent with the obverse. The deeply incised lettering exhibits the flowing, overlapping strokes characteristic of Awadh coinage of this period. |
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Nasir-ud-Din Haidar ruled Awadh as King — a title the British East India Company formally recognized in 1819 when his predecessor accepted a revised treaty — but real authority had long been hollowed out by subsidiary alliance. His reign was marked by personal eccentricity and fiscal extravagance that alarmed Company residents stationed in Lucknow. Gold ashrafis of this period were essentially court currency, struck for ceremonial presentation and royal nazrana rather than commercial exchange, which explains why survivors often appear in grades inconsistent with any genuine circulation history.
He died in 1837 under circumstances suspicious enough that the Company launched an inquiry, with poison strongly suspected.