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1 Tanka - Sher Shah Suri mintless Bengal type
| Issuer | Sur Empire |
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| Year | 1538-1545 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the Kalima Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) inscribed in multi-line Naskh script within a square cartouche, with the phrase 'Sultan ul-Adil' (the Just Sultan) appearing below the main legend. The marginal border repeats a calligraphic or ornamental band around the periphery of the coin, consistent with the Bengal-type Suri coinage style. The hammered flan shows slight irregularity at the edges, and the die alignment is characteristic of mid-sixteenth century Suri mint practice. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 944 (1538) - - 945 (1539) - - 946 (1540) - - 947 (1541) - - 948 (1542) - - 949 (1543) - - 950 (1544) - - 951 (1545) - - |
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