Summary
1 Rupee, Issued by East India Company, Bengal, India, Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta Mint (bead above the 2 dots on first row)
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 above the two beads on the top row of the coin on the obverse.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1793 AD
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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
27 mm (Outside Diameter), 11.398 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 157 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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