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1 Rupee - Mir Mahbub Ali Khan

Issuer Hyderabad Mint
Year 1870-1901
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Weight 11.2 g
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Obverse description Entirely epigraphic design filling the field with bold Urdu/Nasta'liq script arranged in three horizontal registers. The upper register bears the numeral 92 (an abjad representation of the name Muhammad) followed by the royal title 'Asaf Jah, Nizam al-Mulk Bahadur'. The Persian initial 'M' for Mahbub appears prominently in the central field. The AH regnal date is inscribed in the lower register below a separating rule. The legends are rendered in raised relief with characteristic Hyderabadi calligraphic style, with small pellet ornaments separating the lines of text.
Obverse script Arabic
Obverse lettering ٩٢ ١٣١٧
(Translation: 92 (numerical representation of the word `Muhammad`), Asaf Jah, brave ruler of the realm (AH) 1317)
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