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1 Rupee - Shujah Shah

Issuer Durrani Empire
Year 1839
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description The obverse features bold Nasta'liq calligraphy filling the entire field, arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal dividing line. The upper register bears the royal title and name of the issuer in large, sweeping script strokes. The lower register continues the regal legend identifying Shujah Shah Durrani. The field is adorned with small pellet ornaments distributed throughout, characteristic of Durrani-era hammered coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly scalloped at the periphery, consistent with hand-struck production.
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Reverse description The reverse displays bold Nasta'liq calligraphic legends arranged in two registers across the entire field, with decorative pellet ornaments scattered throughout. The upper register presents a prominent interlaced calligraphic composition identifying the mint and regnal authority. The lower register carries the mint name Peshawar and the Hijri date 1255, rendered in Eastern Arabic numerals. A decorative border of small pellets runs along the inner edge of the irregular flan. The overall style is consistent with Durrani dynasty hammered rupees struck at the Peshawar mint.
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