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1 Rupee - Ali Gauhar Chinchwar mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1775 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1674-1818) |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan with a two-line Persian legend in the field, divided by a horizontal rule. The upper register reads 'Zarb Chinchwar' (struck at Chinchwad), and the lower register contains the formula 'Sana Julus Maimanat Manus' (regnal year of auspicious accession), identifying the mint and the regal year of Shah Alam II. The bold Nastaliq script is characteristic of Maratha issues struck in the name of the Mughal emperor. The numerals indicate regnal year 6, corresponding to AH 1189 (1775 CE). Edges are irregular, consistent with hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ali Gauhar was the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, whose name appeared on Maratha-controlled mint output as a political fiction — the Marathas struck coins in his name while holding effective power across much of the subcontinent. By 1775, Shah Alam was increasingly a puppet, his authority nominal following the catastrophic Maratha defeat at Panipat in 1761 and his subsequent dependence on various protectors. Chinchwar, near Pune, was a minor mint within the Maratha confederacy's administrative reach.
The continued use of Mughal imperial nomenclature on Maratha issues was deliberate — it conferred legitimacy on coinage that might otherwise face rejection in trade.