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Calcutta Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver Rupee – 1793 to 1794

The earliest milled rupee, issued for circulation, has the date AH 1202 on the obverse.

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh 1202 (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shah ‘Alām Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, 1202).		ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Murshīdābād in the 19^th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Official Weight (g)	11.64
Actual Weight (g)	11.63
Actual Diameter (mm)	28.8-29.4
Composition	Silver
Edge	Grained Right

See Privy Marks

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
4.11	√ 1416.	154	Ste	With AH date and no dots in circles on obverse.	S

See also Patna and Murshīdābād mints