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4 Annas - Mir Usman Ali Khan
| Issuer | Hyderabad Mint |
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| Year | 1919-1939 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Within a central circle, the denomination is inscribed in Urdu numerals and text. Surrounding the circle, a circular Urdu legend reads: '14 Julus Maimanat Manus Zarb Farkhanda Bunyad Hyderabad', indicating that the coin was struck at the Farkhanda Bunyad mint in Hyderabad in the 14th regnal year of the reign of tranquil prosperity. The overall design is clean and typographic in character, with the mint name and regnal year forming the principal decorative border. |
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Hyderabad under Mir Usman Ali Khan was the wealthiest princely state in British India — the Nizam himself was reportedly the richest individual on earth during the 1930s, with a fortune estimated at $2 billion. The state maintained its own mint, currency, and postal system with a degree of autonomy that most princely states had long surrendered. That independence ended abruptly in September 1948 when Indian military forces absorbed Hyderabad in what New Delhi called a "police action."
The .818 silver fineness is peculiar to Hyderabad and does not align with British Indian standard, a deliberate distinction.