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1 Paisa - Ranjit Singh Amritsar mint
| Issuer | Sikh Empire |
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| Year | 1822-1830 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1711-1849) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized double leaf motif flanked by Gurmukhi inscription. The design is rendered in low relief on a broad, irregular flan typical of hammered copper coinage of the Sikh Empire. The legend, inscribed in Gurmukhi script, surrounds and accompanies the central foliate device. Strike is characteristic of the Amritsar mint production of the period, with slightly uneven surfaces and natural flan irregularities. |
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| Mint | Amritsar Mint |
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The Sikh Empire's copper coinage was deliberately kept crude by design philosophy — not incompetence. Ranjit Singh maintained a decentralized mint system across Lahore, Amritsar, and several smaller facilities, each striking with considerable local variation in die workmanship and flan preparation. The Amritsar mint, operating under the spiritual shadow of the Golden Temple, held particular symbolic weight within the empire's administrative geography.
KM#7.6 is distinguished from related Paisa types primarily by mint identification rather than dramatic die differences, and attribution can hinge on subtle stylistic details that specialists continue to debate.