4 Anna - Mir Usman Ali Khan

Features

Issuer	Princely state of Hyderabad
Ruling authority	Mir Osman Ali Khan (1911-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1362-1365 (1943-1946)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	4 Annas (¼)
Currency	Rupee (1762-1950)
Composition	Silver (.818)
Weight	2.794 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.20 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1959
Number	N# 16618
References	Y# 61 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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Obverse

CharMinar (FourMinarets) gateway Legend in Urdu :92 Asaf Jah (top), bahadur (left) Nizam Al-Mulk (right). 'Ain' (Urdu alphabet for "O", initial of "Osman" in the doorway). AH date below gateway

Script: Urdu

Lettering:
٩٢
١٣٦٢

Translation:
92 (numerical representation of the word 'Muhammad')
Asaf Jah, brave ruler of the realm (AH) 1362

Reverse

Inside circle, value in numerals
Outside circle, legend in Urdu:"33 Julus Maimanat Manus Zarb Farkhanda Bunyad - Hyderabad"

Script: Urdu

Lettering:
۴
٣٣

Translation:
4 (annas)
Struck at Farkhanda bunyad, Hyderabad, in the (RY) 33rd year of tranquil prosperity

Edge

Reeded

Comments

- His Exalted Highness Nizam Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Asaf Jah VII , born Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur , was the last Nizam (or ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad and of Berar. He ruled Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until it was annexed by India.
Later he was made the Rajpramukh of Hyderabad State on 26 January 1950 and continued until 31 October 1956, after which the state was partitioned on a linguistic basis and became part of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
During his days as Nizam, he was reputed to be the richest man in the world, having a fortune estimated at US $2 billion in the early 1940s ($33.8 billion today) or 2 per cent of the US economy then. At that time the treasury of the newly independent Union government of India reported annual revenue of US $1 billion only. He was portrayed on the cover of TIME magazine on 22 February 1937, described as the world's richest man. The Nizam is widely believed to have remained as the richest man in South Asia until his death in 1967, though his fortunes fell to US$1 billion by then and became a subject of multiple legal disputes between bitterly fighting rival descendants.

- For location of date and RY (see image below)

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Date	VF	XF	AU		Frequency
Undetermined
1362 (1943)	$ 13	$ 13	$ 13	Year 33	83%
1362 (1943)				Year 34	9%
1364 (1945)				Year 33	3%
1364 (1945)				Year 35	3%
1364 (1945)				Year 35	1.4%
1365 (1946)				Year 36	6%

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Bullion value: USD 5.02 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.073 oz

Current silver price: 68.34 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 120 Lot 172	13 Apr 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 18.50 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 2267	27 Feb 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 21.97 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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