| Issuer | Timurid Empire |
|---|---|
| Year | 1469-1506 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Tanka |
| Currency | Tanka (1370-1507) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.66 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
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| Reference(s) | Mitch WI#1965 |
| Obverse description | |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering |
In central cartouche: `bih bud harat` Field: `al-sultan al-a’zam / abu’l-ghazi husayn sultan / bahadur khallada allah ta’ala mulkahu / wa sultanahu, unread date or the three-circle Timurid tamgha (seal)` (Translation: In central cartouche: “prosperity (referring to the coin) Harat` Field: “the Supreme Sultan, Abu’l-Ghazi Husayn Sultan the Brave, may God the most high protect his sovereignty and sultanate” unread date or the three-circle Timurid tamgha`) |
| Reverse description | |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering |
In central quatrefoil: `la ilah illa allah / muhammad rasul allah` In marginal cartouches: `aba bakr al-sadiq, ‘umar al-faruq, ‘uthman al-‘affan, ‘ali al-murtada` (Translation: In central quatrefoil: “no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God” In marginal cartouches: The names of the four “Rightly Guided” Caliphs with their epithets, “Abu Bakr the faithful, ‘Umar who distinguishes truth from falsehood, ‘Uthman the Defender, ‘Ali the chosen one”.) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | |
| Mintage |
ND (1469-1506) - 873-911AH (3rd Reign) - |
| Numisquare ID | 1862075820 |
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