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1 Mohur - Shah Alam II Shahjahanabad

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Issuer Mughal Empire (India)
Emperor Shah Alam II (1760-1788; 1788-1806)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1220 (1806)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 1 Mohur (15)
Currency Rupee (1540-1842)
Composition Gold
Weight 10.74 g
Diameter 26 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
315570
References KM# 722
Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).
, Fr# 844
Arthur Louis Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg. Gold Coins of the World. The Coin and Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States (2 volumes).

Obverse

Within wreath composed of roses, thistles, and shamrocks

Lettering: zad ze ta’yid sikka sahib qirani ta'yid hami ilah dine muhammad shah alam badshah

Translation: struck by the help of God like the sahib-i-qiran defender of the faith of Muhammad Shah Alam great shah

Reverse

Within wreath composed of roses, thistles, and shamrocks

Lettering: zarb dār āl-khālifat Shahjahānābād sanat 48 jaluūs maimanat manus

Translation: struck dār āl-khālifat Shahjahānābād year 48 of reign associated with prosperity

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1220 (1806) 48

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