Princely state of Awadh 1 Rupee - Amjad Ali, 1258 – 1263

Lucknow mint

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Princely state of Awadh Princely state of Awadh
Currency Rupee (1605 – 1857)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Rupee - Amjad Ali
Year 1258 – 1263
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g) 11.34
Diameter (mm) 23
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Rupee - Amjad Ali from Princely state of Awadh. Issued from 1258 to 1263. Struck in Silver. Measures 23 mm and weighs 11.34 g.

Obverse
Inscription in Persian: (dar) Jahan zad sikkah (shahi)/ benaïd ilah zil haq Amjad / 'Ali / Shah zaman alam panah " AH date Epithet: Variety IV (Amjad 'Ali king of universe, refuge of the world, shade of God, struck royal coin in the world" AH 1259)
Reverse
Parasol above crown and fish, flanked by curved swords Inscription in Persian:"zarb mulkh Awadh bait al-sultanat Lukhnow ...julus maimanat manus" (Struck (in) realm( of) Awadh house of sultanat Lukhnow... year of prosperity..")
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1263 (1847)  RY 5
1262 (1846)  RY 4
1262 (1846)  RY 5
1261 (1845) 
1261 (1845)  RY 4
1260 (1844)  RY 2
1260 (1844)  RY 3
1259 (1843)  RY 1
1259 (1843)  RY 2
1258 (1842)  RY 1

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