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# 389Rupee AH 1256 RY 4 Muhammad Alì ShahIndia D Princely States - Awadh
India – Awadh (Oudh) – Muhammad Alì Shah (AH 1253-1258 / AD 1837-1842). Rupee AH 1256 RY 4, Mint: Lakhnau (Mulk Awadh Bait es-Sultanat), Silver (ø 24 mm – w. 11.09 g.). Edge: plain. P.Dayal 193-94, KM 316.2.

Overse:
Persian legend. Couplet with the Ruler's name and titles (from bottom to top: Bajud wa Karam Sikkah / dar Jehan Muhammad Ali zad Bad / shah Zeman = With Grace and Benevolence struck coin in the world, Muhammad Ali, Emperor of the Age). Date (1256) above the bottom line in centre-left. Mint mark 34 above the top line at right and 27 below the bottom line at left. Ornaments of dots in field.

Reverse:
Shah's arms in centre: a fish between two human figures, bare-headed, standing on a scroll, supporting a crown with one hand and holding a fly whisk in the other. Persian legend around: Country name, Mint name with epithet and Julus formula (clockwise, starting at left: Zarb Mulk Awadh Bait es-Sultanat Lakhnau sanah 4 julus maimanat manus = Struck in the Kingdom of Awadh, at the House of the Sultanate, Lucknow, (in the) year 4 (of his) reign associated with prosperity). Border of rays. Ornaments of dots in field.

Web References:
www.indiancoins.8m.com/awadh/AwadhMohammadAli.htm

Literature:
Dayal, Ray Bahdur Proyag – Catalogue of the Coins of the Kings of Oudh – Provincial Museum, Lucknow. New Delhi, 1992.
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 – Krause Publications, Usa, 4th Edition, 2004
Plant R. J. – Arab Coins and how to read them – Spink and Son Ltd., London, 1973, 1980 (revised), reprinted 2000.