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1 Rupee - Shah Alam II - Miraj Mint
| Issuer | Maratha Confederacy |
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| Year | 1759-1806 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1674-1818) |
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| Reverse description | Hammered reverse displaying the mint and regnal year inscription in a combination of Arabic and Nagari script across the field. The legend identifies the Miraj mint and references the auspicious accession year of Shah Alam II. A small Nagari character appears in the lower field as a mint or die-cutter's mark. The flan shows the characteristic irregular edges and uneven strike typical of hand-hammered rupees produced at the Miraj mint under Maratha Confederacy administration. |
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| Reverse lettering | جلوس میمنت مانوس ضرب میرج ग |
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Shah Alam II's name appeared on Maratha-controlled mint output for decades after the emperor himself had lost any meaningful authority — a deliberate fiction that gave the Confederacy's coinage a veneer of Mughal legitimacy while the Delhi throne was effectively a political prop. Miraj, a small princely state in the Deccan under Maratha suzerainty, operated its mint under this arrangement throughout a period that included the catastrophic Maratha defeat at Panipat in 1761.
The nearly half-century date range of KM#307 reflects continuous restruck or re-dated production long after the nominal imperial authority had collapsed entirely.