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1 Cash - Haidar Ali
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1761-1782 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Kannada |
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| Reverse description | Two horizontal cross-lines divide the field into quadrants, with the Arabic letter he (ه) appearing in one or more of the resulting interspaces. A crescent symbol is visible in the upper portion of the field above the cross-lines. The design is enclosed within a plain border, struck in the characteristic rough style of Mysorean hammered copper coinage of the period. |
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Haidar Ali never held a formal royal title — he ruled Mysore as de facto sovereign while the Wadiyar dynasty's figurehead kings remained on the throne nominally. His coinage, including this cash piece, was issued under his own name rather than theirs, a pointed assertion of real authority that the Wadiyars were in no position to contest. He had seized control of the kingdom's administration by 1761 after outmaneuvering both the Dalvai ministers and a succession of court factions.
Mysore's cash denominations circulated alongside a fragmented mix of Company, Maratha, and Hyderabadi issues in the Deccan markets of this period.