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# 627Rupee AH 1229 RY 17/49 East India CompanyIndia G British - Bengal Presidency
British India – Bengal Presidency – East India Company (AD 1765-1835). Issue in the name of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. Rupee AH 1229 RY 17/49 (AD 1814-1819). Mint: Banaras, Silver (ø 26 mm – w. 11.36 g.). Edge: grained right. Pridmore 289. KM 42. Mitchiner 1933-1937 var.

Obverse:
Persian couplet, Emperor name and titles (Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad, Shah Alam, Badshah = Defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah Alam, Emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes), fish mark below the top line at left and fixed date (1229) below the central line in centre.

Reverse:
Persian legend, mint name and double regnal year, 17 frozen (Zarb Muhammadabad Banaras sanat 17 / 49 julus maimanat manus = Struck at Muhammadabad Banaras in the 17 / 49 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Note:
Machine struck Rupee.

Provenance:
Noble Numismatics Sale 85, 24–27 July 2007, Melbourne, Lot 2161.
Noble Numismatics Sale 52, 13-15 November 1996, Sidney, Lot 4134.

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 – Krause Publications, 4th Edition, Usa, 2004.
Mitchiner M. – Oriental Coins and their values / Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies / AD 600-1979 – Hawkins Pub., London, 1979.
Pridmore F. – The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 1 E.I.C – Spink and Son LTD, London, 1975.