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1 Rupee - Ahmed Shah Bahadur Katak Mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1748-1754 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays bold Nasta'liq Arabic script arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal line dividing the field. The upper register bears the imperial name and titles of the Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur, rendered in large, deeply struck calligraphic strokes characteristic of 18th-century Mughal-derived coinage. The lower register continues the royal legend. Pellet ornaments and diacritical dots are scattered throughout the field, serving both as decorative elements and scribal markers consistent with Maratha imitative rupee production at the Katak mint. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents bold Nasta'liq Arabic calligraphy in two registers divided by a prominent horizontal line across the field. The upper register bears the mint name and regnal year formula, while the lower register displays the frozen Hijri date '511' (rendered as ۵۱۱) — a conventional frozen date employed by Maratha moneyers throughout the period of production. Pellet ornaments punctuate the field, and the overall style reflects the broad, fluid calligraphic strokes typical of Maratha imitative coinage struck at the Katak (Cuttack) mint. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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