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1 Tanka - Firuz Shah Zafar Hadrat Delhi
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1389 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold naskh script, filling the flan from rim to rim without a border. The legend identifies the ruler as Sultan Firuz Shah Zafar, arranged in three or four horizontal lines across the flat, broadly struck surface. The lettering is raised in high relief against a dark, slightly concave field, characteristic of late Tughluq-period hammered coinage. No figural or geometric device is present; the design is purely epigraphic in the Indo-Islamic tradition. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Arabic epigraphic composition in naskh script, densely filling the field within a plain linear border visible at the rim. The legend records the religious and political titles of the sultan, including the Caliph's name and the phrase Amir al-Muminin, affirming Abbasid suzerainty in the traditional Delhi Sultanate formula. The text is arranged in four horizontal lines, with the mint name and regnal year indicated in the lower portion of the field. The raised lettering, struck in high relief on a broadly hammered flan, is consistent with the epigraphic style of Firuz Shah Tughluq's monetary issues. |
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