Summary
Rupee, Issued by Bengal, India, 1181 AH Year 8
Minted by Murshidabad Mint
Note 1181 AH was from 30 May 1767 to 17 May 1768
Obverse Description
Legend in Persian script with the date 1181 and a star privy mark
Reverse Description
Legend in Persian script with the year 8
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
From August 1765 the East India Company controlled all mints in Bengal and used the mint name Murshidabad at both the Murshidabad and Calcutta mints. The Murshidabad mint was closed in 1777 but this coin, struck in the year 1767-1768 could be the product of either mint.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Mr Erich Wodak, John Gartner
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Date Issued
1181 AH
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Issued By
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Mint
Murshidabad (Mint), India, 1767-1768
1181 AH was from 30 May 1767 to 17 May 1768 -
Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
23 mm (Outside Diameter), 11.57 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 90 KM#84.1
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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