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1 Tanka - Sher Shah Suri
| Issuer | Sur Empire |
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| Year | 1538-1545 |
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| Weight | 11.3 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a densely inscribed field typical of Suri dynasty hammered silver coinage, dominated by a central square cartouche containing the Shahada in two lines of bold Arabic naskh script: 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah' (There is no god but God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God). The marginal legend surrounding the central square names the four Rightly Guided Caliphs — Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali — distributed across the four sides, a common legitimizing formula on Suri coinage. The Hijri regnal year 948 appears in the margin, corresponding to approximately 1542 CE. The die work is executed in a bold, deeply struck naskh style characteristic of Sher Shah Suri's reformed coinage, with the entire surface covered in calligraphy and no figural or geometric decorative elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | Central square: لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله Margins: ابو بكر عمر عثمان علي ٩٤٨ |
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| Reverse script | Arabic/Persian/Devanagari |
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