1 Rupee - Zaman Shah Ahmadshahi

€2.00
IssuerAfghanistan
Year1797-1800
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Rupee
CurrencyLocal Rupees (1747-1891)
CompositionSilver
Weight11.44 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#A134
Obverse descriptionPersian legend. Couplet with the Ruler`s name and titles.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringSikka zad bar sim zar Zaman Shah yamin wa yasari bi-hokam Ilahi
(Translation: Struck coin on silver and gold by the Divine command, Shah Zaman, right hand and left hand (of the State)).)
Reverse descriptionPersian legend. Within a linerar circle the Mint name with epithet, the date and the regnal year.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringZarb 5 Ashrafu-l-bilad Ahmad Shahi
(Translation: Struck at Ahmadshahi, the Most Noble of the Cities)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1211 (1797)  - Regnal year 4 -
1212 (1798)  - Regnal year 5 -
1213 (1799)  - Regnal year 5 -
1214 (1800)  - Regnal year 6 -
Catalog ID3229502400
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