Summary
1 Rupee, Issued by East India Company, Bengal, India, Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Patna Mint (bead at centre of the 4 dots near the centre of the coin on second row)
1793 was the first issue for the Patna Mint.
Obverse Description
Persian couplet (translation: Defender of the religion of Muhammad. Shah Alam. Emperor. Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes)
Reverse Description
Julus formula legend (translation: Struck at the Murshidabad mint in the year 19 of his reign of tranquil prosperity)
Edge Description
Milled ///
Significance
The 1793 issue was authorised under Regulation XXXV of 1 May 1793. Except on the 1/4 rupee, the hijri year is omitted from the legend. The mints of Calcutta, Dacca, Murshidabad and Patna were used to strike coins for this issue, all are identicle except for tiny (secret) dots; in this case a dot in the middle of the four beads near the centre of the coin on the obverse.
More Information
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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
1793 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Patna (Mint), India, 1793
First issue from this mint -
Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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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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Dimensions
27 mm (Outside Diameter), 11.6 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 169 KM#99
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2007. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1701 - 1800.
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