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1 Paisa - Tipu Sultan Patan mint
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1795 |
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| Value | 1 Paisa (1/256) |
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| Obverse description | An elephant stands facing right within a dotted border, rendered in a bold, stylized manner characteristic of Mysore coinage under Tipu Sultan. Above the elephant's back appears a crescent moon symbol, and above that the Persian letter 'Be' (ب) in the upper field. The elephant is depicted with naturalistic detail including visible tusks and legs, set upon a plain ground line. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Persian inscription in flowing Nasta'liq script occupying the central field, recording the mint name Patan and the regnal year in the Mauludi (AM) calendar era used by Tipu Sultan. The date is inscribed in retrograde Arabic numerals as AM 1225, corresponding to 1795 CE. The legends are arranged across two or three lines within a plain border, typical of Tipu Sultan's copper coinage series. |
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