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1 Rupee - Brajanath Gohain
| Issuer | Assam, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1817-1818 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal flan with a beaded border encircling multiple horizontal lines of Assamese script. The legend, rendered in the Assamese character, records the royal title and name of the issuing ruler Brajanath Gohain. The Saka Era date appears in the lower portion of the field. The design is characteristic of late Ahom Kingdom coinage, with densely packed inscriptional content filling the entire obverse surface. |
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| Obverse lettering | SE 1739 |
| Reverse description | Octagonal flan with a prominent beaded border, the field filled entirely with multiple horizontal lines of Assamese script. The inscription records royal epithets and the regnal details of the ruler in the traditional Ahom coinage format. The lettering is boldly struck and covers the reverse surface in a manner consistent with other late Ahom Kingdom silver rupees, with no figurative imagery present. |
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