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1 Larin - Muhammad Imaduddin III
| Issuer | Maldives |
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| Year | 1750-1753 |
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| Currency | Larin (1660-1947) |
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| Reverse description | Hammered reverse field bearing two lines of Arabic script in stylised Naskh, recording the mint authority and regnal date. The upper portion carries the phrase referring to sovereignty over land and sea, while the lower register displays the AH date numerals, with recorded years including 1163, 1164, and 1166. The surface shows typical flat striking characteristics and an irregularly shaped flan consistent with hand-hammered Maldivian larin coinage. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Muhammad Imaduddin III ruled the Maldives twice — deposed in 1750, restored, then deposed again in 1752 before a final restoration lasting until 1757. These larins were struck across that turbulent interval of coups and counter-coups among rival Maldivian noble factions. The larin itself is one of the oldest coin forms in the Indian Ocean trade network, a wire-based denomination whose distinctive shape predates the sultanate's Islamic coinage by centuries.
The KM#19.1 and #19.2 distinctions reflect calligraphic die variations rather than separate issues — a common complication with hand-struck wire coinage where no two pieces leave the anvil identically.