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# 617Rupee AH 1181 RY 8 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 1181 RY 8 (AD 1767/8). Mint: Murshidabad, Silver (ø 22 mm – w. 11.57 g.). Edge: plain. Pridmore 90. KM 84.1. Mitchiner 1896 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), star mark on the left and date (1181) at bottom right.

Reverse:
Persian legend, mint name and regnal year (Zarb Murshidabad sanat 8 julus maimanat manus = Struck at Murshidabad in the 8 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Provenance:
ex. Deepak Haritwal Collection.

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800 – Krause Publications, 3rd Edition, Usa, 2002.
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.