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1 Mohur - Shah Shuja' al-Mulk Mubarak Rikab mint
| Issuer | Durrani Empire |
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| Year | 1805 |
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| Currency | Local Rupees (1747-1891) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold flan bearing a two-line Persian verse legend in bold Nasta'liq script, reading 'Hukm-i Shah Shuja' bar zar zad wa az mehr wa mah / gasht roshan chu khurshid wa mah,' proclaiming the sovereign authority of Shah Shuja' al-Mulk. The inscription fills the central field, divided by a horizontal rule into upper and lower registers. The irregular flan bears a beaded border around the periphery, characteristic of Durrani-period hammered gold coinage. The script is deeply struck with confident calligraphic strokes typical of early nineteenth-century Afghan mint production. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field displays a two-line Nasta'liq legend in bold relief, reading 'Zarb Mubarak Rikab' in the central register with the regnal year '1219' (AH) inscribed within a cartouche or crescent-shaped frame at the upper portion of the field. A beaded border encircles the periphery of the irregular flan. The mint name 'Mubarak Rikab' identifies the royal camp mint, a peripatetic establishment associated with the Durrani court. The strike is characteristic of hammered technique, showing slight softness at the margins consistent with the hand-struck production methods of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب مبارک رکاب سنه ۱۲۱۹ |
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