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1 Mohur - Mahmud Shah Ahmadshahi Mint
| Issuer | Mahmud Shah (Afghanistan) |
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| Year | 1803-1804 |
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| Currency | Local Rupees (1747-1891) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Kalima shahada and mint formula inscribed in bold Naskh-style Arabic calligraphy, arranged in three horizontal registers across the field. The uppermost register bears the declaration of faith, while the lower registers contain the mint name 'Ahmadshahi' and the regnal or Hijri date. The legends are embellished with foliate and pellet ornaments filling the interstices between strokes, characteristic of Durrani-era Afghan coinage. The flan is irregular in form, as typical of hammered gold mohurs of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ضرب احمدشاهی [Date] |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents the name and title of the issuing ruler, Mahmud Shah, rendered in bold and flowing Naskh-style Arabic calligraphy distributed across two principal registers in the field. The letters are characteristically broad and deeply struck, with pellet and foliate ornamental devices adorning the surrounding field in keeping with the decorative conventions of Durrani Afghan gold coinage. The border is plain and slightly irregular, consistent with the hand-struck hammered technique employed at the Ahmadshahi Mint. The overall design, while non-figural, conveys sovereign authority through the prominent display of the ruler's name. |
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