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1 Rupee - Alamgir II
| Issuer | Bengal Presidency |
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| Year | 1171-1173 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing three lines of bold Nasta'liq Arabic script arranged across the field, divided by two horizontal ruled lines creating distinct registers. The upper register contains the opening of the regal formula 'Sikka Mubarak' (the auspicious coin), the central and dominant register bears the epithet 'Badshah Ghazi' in large, prominently stroked calligraphy, and the lower register carries the regnal title 'Alamgir'. Decorative pellet ornaments and diamond-shaped fleurons are scattered in the margins, with a sun or star device visible in the left field, characteristic of Mughal hammered coinage struck in the name of Emperor Alamgir II. |
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| Obverse lettering | سکه مبارک بادشاه غازی عالمگیر |
| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan displaying three lines of Nasta'liq Arabic script distributed across the field within two horizontal ruled lines forming three registers. The upper register bears the regnal year formula 'Sanah 4 Julus' (year four of accession), the central register carries the auspicious phrase 'Maimanat Manus' (auspiciously familiar), and the lower register states the mint name 'Zarb Calcutta' (struck at Calcutta), identifying the Calcutta Mint as the place of issue. Scattered pellet ornaments and floral devices fill the margins, consistent with the stylistic conventions of Bengal Presidency hammered rupees issued in the name of the Mughal emperor. |
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