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Paisa - Tipu Sultan Patan mint
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1778-1792 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1565-1799) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the mint name inscription in two lines of Arabic script reading 'Zarb Patan', denoting the Patan mint, enclosed within a beaded circular border. The legends are rendered in a fluid Nastaliq calligraphic style typical of Mysore sultanate copper coinage, with a granular flan surface characteristic of hammered production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tipu Sultan inherited a Mysore mint system from his father Hyder Ali and immediately set about reforming it — introducing a new calendar, new nomenclature, and new coin types that deliberately broke from Mughal-derived conventions. The Patan mint, one of several he operated, struck paisas during the period when Tipu was simultaneously fighting the Second and Third Anglo-Mysore Wars, meaning much of this coinage was produced under conditions of active military campaign finance rather than routine administration.
Copper issues from this reign circulated hard in a war economy and survivors in problem-free condition are genuinely scarce.