| Obverse |
Legend, including AH year 1223 and mintmark fish and two darogah marks |
| Reverse |
Legend, including mint name Muhammadabad Banares and double regnal years 17 and 49 |
| Date |
RY 49, AH 1223 (= 1807-1808 CE) |
| Weight |
11.32 gm. |
| Diameter |
23 mm. |
| Die axis |
2 o'clock |
| Reference |
Pridmore 279, KM 40.1 |
| Comments |
The East India Company acquired the mint at Banares from the Raja of Awadh in 1776, soon after the Battle of Plassey. The coins they issued from this mint showed a double regnal year, the fixed RY 17 (the RY of the first British issues) and then the progressive RY until the death of Shah Alam II in his RY 49. A SUPERB specimen! |