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1 Rupee - Muhammad Bahadur Shah Kotah
| Issuer | Kotah, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Value | 1 Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing bold Arabic script arranged in multiple horizontal registers across the field, characteristic of the Mughal-derived coinage tradition employed in Kotah State. The legends, rendered in a somewhat stylised Nasta'liq hand, record the name and titles of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Bahadur Shah, the nominal suzerain in whose name the rupee was struck. Decorative pellets and floral ornaments serve as word separators and fill the margins, and a crescent device is visible at the upper border of the field. The overall design is a recognised variety of catalogue type C#32. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered field bearing Arabic script in bold Nasta'liq style, distributed across the flan in a manner consistent with Kotah State coinage of the mid-nineteenth century. The regnal year 9 (corresponding to 1856) is prominently indicated within the legend, serving as the primary dating element of this issue. Pellet ornaments punctuate the inscriptions, and the irregular, slightly scalloped edge of the hammered flan is clearly visible around the periphery. The reverse design mirrors the stylistic conventions of the obverse, with legends filling the available field without a distinct border or inner circle. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٩ |
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