Bengal Presidency 1 Rupee - Shah Alam II, 1178 – 1183

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Bengal Presidency Bengal Presidency
Currency Rupee (1765 – 1835)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Rupee - Shah Alam II
Year 1178 – 1183
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Weight (g) 11.64
Diameter (mm) 23
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Rupee - Shah Alam II from Bengal Presidency. Issued from 1178 to 1183. Struck in Silver. Measures 23 mm and weighs 11.64 g.

Obverse
Legend in Persian: Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad Shah Alam, Badshah (AH 1182) (Defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah Alam Emperor Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, (AH 1182))
Reverse
Legend in Persian: Zarb Murshidabad sanat (RY)10 julus maimanat manus (Struck at Murshidabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1182 (1769)  RY9
1183 (1769)  RY10
1181 (1768)  RY9
1182 (1768)  RY10
1180 (1767)  RY7
1181 (1767)  RY8
1179 (1766)  RY5
1180 (1766)  RY8
1178 (1765)  RY5
1179 (1765)  RY7

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