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1 Rupee - Shah Jahan Delhi Mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1628 |
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| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by the Kalima shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, rendered in bold Naskh-style Arabic calligraphy across the central zone of the flan. The inscription is divided into two registers separated by a horizontal line, with the principal Shahada legend filling the upper portion and the mint name appearing in the lower register. The lettering is deeply struck in high relief, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Mughal imperial workshops, and the field shows the slightly irregular outline typical of hand-struck flans of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears the imperial titles of Shah Jahan in bold Naskh-style Arabic-Persian calligraphy, arranged in two horizontal registers divided by a raised line. The upper register contains the honorific epithet and the lower register the royal name and titles. The legends are struck in high relief across the entire flan, with no pictorial device, consistent with the aniconic tradition of Mughal imperial coinage. The execution reflects the calligraphic quality associated with the Delhi mint workshops of the early Shah Jahan period, with characteristic bold strokes and slightly uneven flan edges resulting from the hand-hammering technique. |
| Reverse script | Arabic/Persian |
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