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1 Rupee - Dulip Singh Amritsar Nanakshahi
| Issuer | Sikh Empire |
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| Year | 1811-1839 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Nanakshahi couplet in Persian script, rendered in Version V with a crescent incorporating a rosette positioned between the words 'Guru' and 'Gobind.' A comb (kanghi) symbol appears below 'Singh,' serving as a devotional Sikh emblem. The actual (moving) Vikram Samvat regnal date is inscribed above the crescent, varying by year of issue. |
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| Obverse script | Persian/Gurmukhi |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the frozen Vikram Samvat date 1884 alongside the 'Julus' (accession) formula in Persian script, affirming the formal regal authority of the issuing ruler. A Ber (jujube) leaf symbol appears as a mint or die identifier, accompanied by a crescent with a cluster of dots to its right, a distinctive device used to differentiate die varieties at the Amritsar mint. |
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