1 Mohur - Shah Alam II

€117,193.00
IssuerBengal Presidency
Year1788
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Mohur (15)
CurrencyRupee (1765-1835)
CompositionGold (.996)
Weight12.36 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#103
Obverse descriptionPersian inscription, couplet.
Obverse scriptPersian
Obverse lettering
(Translation: Defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah Alam, Emperor, shadow of the divine favor, put his stamp on the seven climes.)
Reverse descriptionPersian-julus (formula), mint name.
Reverse scriptPersian
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity.)
EdgeOblique milling.
MintAzimabad, modern-day Patna,India
Jahangirnagar, modern-day Dhaka,Bangladesh
Kolkata / Calcutta /
Murshidabad, India (1757-date)
Murshidabad, India
Mintage1202 (1788)  - Calcutta -
1202 (1788)  - Dacca -
1202 (1788)  - Murshidabad -
1202 (1788)  - Patna -
Catalog ID9158509290
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