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1 Rupee - Ahmed Shah Bahadur Katak mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1754-1784 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1674-1818) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays bold Arabic script arranged across the field in two horizontal registers divided by a ruled line, with additional legends in the upper and lower marginal segments. The central field bears the royal title 'Badshah' (Emperor) in large, prominent Naskh lettering, flanked by pellet ornaments to the left. The upper margin carries the regnal name of Ahmad Shah Bahadur, while the lower segment contains the regnal year notation. The overall design follows the standard Mughal-style rupee format adapted for Maratha-controlled minting, with characteristic dot and ring decorative devices within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | احمد شاه بهادر |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents Arabic script in the Naskh style distributed across two horizontal registers separated by a ruled line, following the classic Mughal rupee format as perpetuated by the Maratha administration. The central field bears the mint formula 'Zarb Katak' (Struck at Katak), identifying the place of issue as the Cuttack mint. Additional inscriptions appear in the upper and lower marginal arcs, likely containing the regnal year and further epithets. Scattered pellet ornaments punctuate the field. The overall execution is characteristic of the hammered coinage produced at provincial Maratha-controlled mints in the mid-to-late eighteenth century. |
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