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1 Rupee - Muhammad Shah Ahmadabad mint
| Issuer | Bombay Presidency |
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| Year | 1724-1725 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | ND (1724-1725) //6 - AH 1136 |
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Muhammad Shah ascended the Mughal throne in 1719 after a period of violent factional chaos that saw four emperors installed and deposed within a single year. The Bombay Presidency's decision to strike rupees in his name at Ahmadabad reflects the East India Company's pragmatic need to maintain commercial credibility in Gujarat — issuing coin in the reigning emperor's name was less a political gesture than a commercial necessity in markets that rejected unfamiliar currency.
Ahmadabad had been a major Mughal mint city since Akbar's reign, and its output was widely trusted in regional trade. Prid's attribution as Pr#38 places this among the earlier Company-struck Mughal-style rupees, before the Presidency's minting operations were consolidated.