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1 Tanka - Mahmud Shah II
| Issuer | Sultanate of Malwa |
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| Year | 1510-1518 |
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| Value | 1 Tanka |
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| Obverse description | Square hammered silver tanka with Arabic inscription arranged in multiple lines across the field. The legend reads 'al-Sultan / ibn Nasir Shah / al-Khalaji / khallada mulkahu' (The Sultan, son of Nasir Shah, the Khalaji, may his reign be perpetuated), with the regnal year 923 AH appearing in the lower portion of the field. The inscription is rendered in a bold, angular Tughra-influenced script characteristic of Malwa Sultanate coinage, framed within a square border. |
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| Reverse description | Square hammered silver tanka with Arabic inscription distributed across the field in multiple lines. The legend reads 'al-Wathiq bi'l-Malik al-Samad / Abu al-Muzaffar Mahmud Shah' (He who trusts in the Eternal King / Abu al-Muzaffar Mahmud Shah), presenting the full royal titulature of the sultan. The bold, somewhat irregular script is typical of the hand-struck coinage of the Malwa Sultanate, set within a plain square border consistent with the obverse format. |
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| Mintage | 915 (1510) - - 922 (1516) - - 923 (1517) - - 924 (1518) - - |
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