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1 Rupee - Jahangir Lahore mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Currency | Rupee (1540-1842) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing the name and titles of Emperor Nur al-Din Jahangir inscribed in bold Nasta'liq calligraphy, with a reference to his father Akbar. The Arabic legends are arranged in multiple lines across the coin's face, executed in the fluid, ornate style characteristic of Mughal hammered coinage. Floral or foliate decorative elements border the inscriptions in the surrounding field. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Jahangir's Lahore mint was among the most productive in the Mughal system, and rupees struck there during his reign reflect a period when the emperor was more preoccupied with painting, wine, and opium than administration — governance largely delegated to his formidable wife Nur Jahan, who by some accounts controlled imperial policy through much of the 1610s and 1620s. The Lahore facility itself had operated continuously since Akbar's monetary reforms standardized the rupee's weight across the empire in the 1570s.
KM#145.11 distinguishes the Lahore attribution within a sprawling type series covering multiple mints and regnal years.