1 Rupee - Shah Alam II
Features
| Issuer |
Bengal Presidency
(British India)  and Australia
|
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1793-1818 |
| Value | 1 Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1765-1835) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 11.6 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 50425 |
| References | KM# 99 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Legend in Persian: Sikka Zad Bar Haft Kishwur Sayaye Fazl Shah Alam Badshah Elah Hami Din Mohammad
Translation: Defender of the Muhammadan faith, Reflection of Divine Excellence, the Emperor Shah Alam has stuck this coin to be current throughout the seven climes
Reverse
Legend in Persian: Zarb Murshidabad Sanat 19 Julus Maimanat Manus
Lettering: ١٩
Translation: Struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his prosperous reign
Edge
Oblique milled (grained right) ////
© Joseph Kunnappally
Mints
| Azimabad, modern-day Patna, India | |
| Jahangirnagar, modern-day Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) |
Comments
- Mint name on coin Murshidabad but struck at 4 diffferent mints
- This type of rupee was struck at 4 mints - Calcutta, Dacca, Murshidabad & Patna.
- Struck from 1793 to 1818 AD after AH date of 1202 was removed from coinage
- Previous KM #774.2
Image shows how to recognize mints for this type of Rupee from it's obverse (please click on image below)
Dot in center of cluster 1 - Dacca (Dhaka) mint
Dot in center of cluster 2 - Murshidabad
Dot in center of cluster 3 - Patna mint
No Dot in any of the clusters - Calcutta mint (shown in image)
This type is one of the 1800 Australian Proclamation coins. In 1800 the then-Governor of New South Wales, Philip Gidley King issued a proclamation that ten specific British, Netherlands, Indian, Portuguese and Spanish coins were to be brought into the colony and given inflated denominations than what was indicated on the coins so that they would say in circulation in the colony. This Rupee had a value of 2 Shillings and 6 Pence.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) | $ 21 | $ 21 | $ 130 | Frozen RY 19, ١٩, Calcutta mint | 82% | ||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) | Frozen RY 19, ١٩, Dacca mint | 1.8% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) | Frozen RY 19, ١٩, Murshidabad mint | 18% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) | Frozen RY 19, ١٩, Patna mint | 3% | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 98 Lot 1703 
|
14 Oct 2023 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 46.25
(EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 84 Lot 1662
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27 May 2023 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 12.72
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