Summary

Silver 1/2 Rupee coin issued by King Ghazi-ud-Din Haider for the Awadh Pricncely State, India
Struck in the 8th year of the King's reign, 1242 AH probably at the Lucknow mint

Obverse Description

Persian legend, partly off flan (Translation from Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum Calcutta, Vol.IV p.27: struck coin in gold and silver by the grace of the great and almighty God. Ghaziu-d-din Haidar of lofty lineage, king of the world) with date 1242

Reverse Description

Arms of Awadh taking up most of the flan: two fish facing one another below a katar surmounted by a crown, tiger supporters with heads turned outwards each holding a pendant; the regnal year 8 between the fish at the bottom of the arms; around, mostly off flan, Persian legend

Edge Description

The edge is plain

Significance

Ghazi-ud-Din Haider was the seventh and last nawab wazir of Awadh and became its first King on 19 October 1818

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