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2 Annas - Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
| Issuer | Princely state of Hyderabad |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Weight | 1.397 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Urdu/Persian legend arranged in horizontal registers across the entire field, as visible in the image. The inscription reads 'Julus Maimanat Manus Zarb Farkhanda Bunyad Hyderabad', indicating the mint epithet 'Farkhanda Bunyad' (auspicious foundation) of Hyderabad. The regnal year '35' appears prominently at the top of the legend, denoting the 35th year of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan's reign. The lettering is executed in a bold Naskh calligraphic style typical of Hyderabad Princely State coinage. No additional decorative elements or borders are present beyond the coin's milled edge. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٣۵ (Translation: Struck at Farkhanda bunyad, Hyderabad, in the (RY) 35th year of tranquil prosperity) |
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Mir Mahbub Ali Khan ruled Hyderabad for over four decades, and his administration maintained one of the most sophisticated independent minting operations of any Indian princely state. Hyderabad's coinage system remained deliberately separate from British India's, a position the Nizam's government defended through formal treaty arrangements that preserved local monetary autonomy well into the twentieth century.
Y#29 corresponds to issues struck at the Hyderabad Mint in Purani Haveli, which continued operating under state authority until 1950.