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1 Rupee - Shah Alam II [Baji Rao II]
| Uitgever | Maratha Confederacy |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1797-1798 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Devanagari/Arabic |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse displays Nagari and Persian script legends in the stylized angular hand characteristic of Maratha mint production, with the regnal formula struck in the name of Shah Alam II. Decorative pellet arrangements and scrolling script elements fill the field, consistent with the Srinagar (Ujjain) mint style of the Maratha Confederacy. The inscription records the mint name and hijri year 1212, corresponding to 1797-1798 CE, rendered in the compressed calligraphic style typical of this series. |
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This piece occupies a peculiar corner of Maratha numismatics: struck in the name of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, it was issued under the authority of Baji Rao II, the last Peshwa, whose political weakness would eventually hand the Confederacy to the British after the Third Anglo-Maratha War of 1817–1818. The fiction of Mughal imperial authority on Maratha silver had persisted long after the Mughals lost any real power — Shah Alam II spent years blinded and effectively captive under various protectors, yet his name continued legitimizing coinage across northern and central India.
The 16mm diameter is notably small for a rupee weight standard, producing a thick, dumpy flan characteristic of certain Maratha issues of this period.