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1 Rupee - Muhammad Shah Bombay mint
| Issuer | Bombay Presidency |
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| Year | 1720-1748 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | سکہ مبارک بادشاہ غازی محمد شاہ ١١٣X (Translation: The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor Muhammad Shah) |
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| Edge | Plain (May contain chop marks) |
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Muhammad Shah reigned as Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748, a period during which the East India Company's Bombay Presidency was authorized to strike rupees in his name — a political accommodation that allowed Company coinage to circulate alongside imperial currency without obvious friction. The practice of minting in a reigning emperor's name gave the coins legitimacy across a subcontinent where the Mughal monetary standard still commanded genuine commercial trust, even as Mughal political power was collapsing around it.
The long date range reflects the Presidency's continued use of Muhammad Shah's regnal titles well past the point of practical relevance, a common feature of Company-era issues struck to a frozen type.