| Obverse |
Legend, including AH year 1196 |
| Reverse |
Legend, including mint name Muhammadabad Banares, mintmark fish and double regnal years 17 and 24 |
| Date |
RY 24, AH 1196 (= 1182-83 CE) |
| Weight |
11.01 gm. |
| Diameter |
23 mm. |
| Die axis |
10 o'clock |
| Reference |
Pridmore 226, KM 40, MNI 1934 |
| 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 CHOICE specimen! The coin is nicer in hand than shown by the photo.
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