Bengal Presidency ½ Rupee - Shah Alam II, 1193 – 1226

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Bengal Presidency Bengal Presidency
Currency Rupee (1765 – 1835)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Rupee - Shah Alam II
Year 1193 – 1226
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Weight (g) 5.82
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Rupee - Shah Alam II from Bengal Presidency. Issued from 1193 to 1226. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 5.82 g.

Obverse
Legend in Persian (partly off flan):Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad. Shah Alam Badshah (AH date) (Defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah Alam Emperor Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, (AH date))
Reverse
Legend in Persian (partly off flan):Zarb Muhammadabad Banaras sanat (RY)17 julus maimanat manus (Struck at Muhammadabad Banaras in the (RY) 17th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1226 (1811)  RY 49, ۴۹
1225 (1810)  RY 49, ۴۹
1224 (1809)  RY 48, ۴۸
1193 (1779)  RY 20, ٢٠

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