Summary
1/8 Rupee, Issued by Bengal, India, 1179 or 1180 AH Year 7
Minted by Murshidabad
Note: Coins bearing the Junus year 7 occur with the dates 1179 and 1180 AH ie. from 20 June 1765 until 29 May 1767
Obverse Description
Legend in Persian script with a star privy mark (legend mostly off flan)
Reverse Description
Legend in Persian script with the year 7 (legend mostly off flan)
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The smaller denominations of this issue are all struck with flans much smaller than the dies used. As a result the Hijri date is never found on them, however the regnal year, being near the centre of the die usually is present.
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
Year 7
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Issued By
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Mint
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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
11 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.44 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 98 KM#81.1
[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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