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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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| Obverse description | Elephant walking left with tail raised, depicted in a bold, stylized manner within a beaded border. The regnal date expressed in the Mauludi era (AM), ranging between 1215 and 1222, appears in the field. The design is characteristic of the hammered copper coinage issued under Tipu Sultan, with a granular field texture typical of the period. |
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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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| Mint | Patan |
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