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1 Tanka 64 rati - Mahmud Shah II

Issuer Sultanate of Malwa (Indian Sultanates)
Year 924-936 (1518-1530)
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Currency Tanka (1401-1562)
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Obverse script Arabic
Obverse lettering AH 926

al-wathiq bi 'l malik al-samad abu'l fath mahmud shah
Reverse description Square hammered flan with multi-line Arabic legends in bold Naskh script disposed across the field in two registers separated by a horizontal line. The inscription records the sultan's genealogical and dynastic titles, identifying him as son of Nasir Shah al-Khalji. The lettering is boldly raised with characteristic Malwa Sultanate calligraphic style, occupying the full extent of the flan. Additional marginal legends and mint marks may appear along the edges of the irregular planchet.
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