Summary

Silver 1 Rupee coin issued by the Nawab Wazir of Awadh in the name of Shah Alam II the Mughal emperor for the Awadh Princely State, India
Struck between 1216 and 1234 AH (1801-1818 AD) at the Lucknow mint

Obverse Description

Part of a Persian legend in the name of Shah Alam II, with the date off the flan

Reverse Description

Persian legend with the frozen regnal year 26, fish, flag and star

Edge Description

The edge is plain.

Significance

Awadh coins were struck in the name of the Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II until independance from the Mughal empire on 19 October 1818.

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