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4 Anna - Mir Usman Ali Khan
| Issuer | Hyderabad Mint |
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| Year | 1943-1946 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#61 |
| Obverse description | Central motif depicts the Char Minar (Four Minaret) gateway rendered in architectural detail, with the Urdu initial 'Ain' (ع), representing 'Osman', prominently placed within the arched doorway of the gateway. The AH date appears in the exergue below the gateway. Surrounding legends in Urdu script read '92 Asaf Jah' along the upper arc and 'Nizam Al-Mulk Bahadur' flanking the sides, the numeral 92 serving as the abjad numerical equivalent of the name Muhammad. |
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| Obverse lettering | ٩٢ ١٣٦٢ (Translation: 92 (numerical representation of the word 'Muhammad') Asaf Jah, brave ruler of the realm (AH) 1362) |
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Mir Usman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, issued coinage through the 1940s while simultaneously negotiating — and ultimately failing — to maintain independence from the newly formed Indian Union. When Indian troops entered Hyderabad in September 1948 in what the government called a "police action," the Nizam's monetary system collapsed almost immediately. Coins of this type, struck in the final years of his reign, circulated for an extremely short window before being demonetized.
The .818 silver fineness is specific to Hyderabad's own standard, distinct from both British India and later Republic India coinage.