1/2 Rupee - Shah Alam II

€50,538.00
IssuerBengal Presidency
Year1767-1793
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Rupee
CurrencyRupee (1765-1835)
CompositionSilver
Weight5.83 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#83
Obverse descriptionLegend in Persian (partly off flan):Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad. Shah Alam. Badshah (AH date)
Obverse script
Obverse letteringشاه عالم بادشاه حامي دين محمد ساى فضل لله سكة زد بر حفت كشور
(Translation: Defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah Alam Emperor Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, (AH date))
Reverse descriptionLegend in Persian (partly off flan):Zarb Murshidabad sanat (RY)19 julus maimanat manus
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
(Translation: Struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity.)
EdgePlain
Mint
MintageND (1767-1768) 8 - KM#83.1, RY8, ٨, AH 1181 -
ND (1769) 11 - KM#83.2, RY11, ١١, AH 1184 -
ND (1770) 12 - KM#83.2, RY12, ١٢, AH 1186 -
ND (1773) 15 - KM#83.2, RY15, ١٥, AH 1190 -
ND (1777-1793) 19 - KM#83.3, RY19, ١٩, Calcutta mint -
Catalog ID3952197440
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