1 Rupee - Akbar Karrah - Kada mint
Features
| Issuer |
Mughal Empire
(India)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Akbar (1556-1605)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 969-970 (1562-1563) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1540-1842) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 11.09 g |
| Diameter | 23.6 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 547093 |
Obverse
Kalima Shahada within a square frame, and names of four Caliphs at the margins.
Script: Persian
Reverse
"Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi" within a square frame and "Zarb Karrah" at the top margin
Script: Persian
Edge
Plain
Comments
[unlisted in KM; Liddle type S-1]
"Karrah mint" refers to a historic Mughal mint located in the town of Kara (or Karrah or Kada), in Kaushambi district, India. It is famous for issuing silver coins under Emperor Akbar and other Mughals, serving as a crucial administrative center, especially for paying soldiers in the 16th century.
"Zarb Karrah" ضرب کر
Akbar received Karrah from Raja Ramachandra of Bhatha when he was subjugated in mid-1562 (AH969). Ramachandra agreed to be a vassal of Akbar and pay tribute to him, apart from surrendering the region around Karrah. Akbar made Karrah an administrative and strategic centre for his campaigns in Central India. His commander Asaf Khan, the architect of these campaigns, was the fief-holder at Karrah. The known dates on these coins coincide with these campaigns so it is a logical assumption that the mint was used to pay the soldiers engaged in Asaf Khan's army. The name has been sometimes spelt as Karrah, Kada, Kurrah and Kara (in Hindi कड़ा and Urdu ﮐﺮﻩ) and often called with its sister town across the river Ganges named Manikpur. While Kara falls in Kaushambi district, Manikpur is now a part of Partapgarh District.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 969 (1562) | |||||||||||||||
| 970 (1563) | |||||||||||||||
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