1 Rupee - Amjad Ali Lucknow mint

€47,279.00
IssuerAwadh
Year1842-1847
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Rupee
CurrencyRupee (1605-1857)
CompositionSilver
Weight11.34 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#336
Obverse descriptionInscription in Persian: (dar) Jahan zad sikkah (shahi)/ benaïd ilah zil haq Amjad / `Ali / Shah zaman alam panah ` AH date  Epithet: Variety IV
Obverse script
Obverse lettering١٢٥٩
(Translation: Amjad `Ali king of universe, refuge of the world, shade of God, struck royal coin in the world` AH 1259)
Reverse descriptionParasol above crown and fish, flanked by curved swords Inscription in Persian:`zarb mulkh Awadh bait al-sultanat Lukhnow ...julus maimanat manus`
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Struck (in) realm( of) Awadh house of sultanat Lukhnow... year of prosperity..`)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1258 (1842)  - RY 1 -
1259 (1843)  - RY 1 -
1259 (1843)  - RY 2 -
1260 (1844)  - RY 2 -
1260 (1844)  - RY 3 -
1261 (1845)  - -
1261 (1845)  - RY 4 -
1262 (1846)  - RY 4 -
1262 (1846)  - RY 5 -
1263 (1847)  - RY 5 -
Catalog ID8749429780
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