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1 Rupee - Shah Alam II Kora mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1757-1765 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | سکه مبارک شاه عالم بهادر |
| Reverse description | Hammered silver reverse displaying the Persian-script mint and regnal year legend in Naskh calligraphy, reading 'Zarb Kora Sana 1 Julus Maimnat Manus' (Struck at Kora, year 1 of the auspicious accession). The inscription is distributed across multiple lines within the round flan, separated by a horizontal dividing bar. A six-pointed star-like ornament appears in the right field, serving as a decorative or privy mark associated with the Kora mint. Pellet clusters are visible between the letter groups, consistent with Maratha-issued Mughal-style rupees of this period. The engraving exhibits the characteristic spontaneous, deeply-struck quality of hand-hammered coinage. |
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Shah Alam II issued coins in his own name from 1759, but during the earlier years of this type's production he was still Mirza Ali Gauhar — a Mughal prince in flight, briefly allied with various powers against the expanding British presence. The Marathas, who controlled Kora at various points during this period, struck rupees in his name as a political instrument, asserting Mughal legitimacy while exercising the actual administrative and military authority themselves. It was a common fiction of the age: the emperor's name on the coin, someone else's army in the field.