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1 Fals - Anonymous Urdu mint, military camp
| Issuer | Mughal Empire - Urdu (Military Camp) Mint |
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| Year | 1641-1649 |
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| Value | 1 Fals = 1⁄130 Dirham |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a lion in full stride attacking an ibex, rendered in relief in a bold, naturalistic style characteristic of Mughal copper coinage of the mid-17th century. The predatory scene shows the lion positioned above the ibex with claws engaged, conveying dynamic movement. The flan is irregular and slightly lobate, with a rough, uneven surface typical of hammered copper issues. No legend or inscription appears on this side. The design occupies the majority of the coin's field with minimal border treatment. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Urdu mint — "urdu" being the Persian/Turkic word for military camp, the same root that gave the Hindustani language its name — was a mobile facility that traveled with the imperial army, striking coin to pay troops in the field. Shah Jahan's campaigns of the 1640s, particularly the prolonged and ultimately failed effort to retake Samarkand and Balkh, drove heavy demand for field-struck copper coinage. Anonymous issues like this fals carry no ruler's name, a deliberate choice that simplified die production under campaign conditions.