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Saugor Mint – Hammered – Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver, Rupee et infra – 1818 to 1819 – Type 1

The year 55 coins were copied at Gurrah Kotah. These copies might be distinguished by their crude nature although this is stated to be difficult to do so. The year 55 coins struck by the Marathas at Saugor cannot be distinguished from those struck by the British.

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH date] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH date])		ẓarb ravishnagar sāgar sanah 55 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Ravishnagar Saugor in the 55 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	10.92-11.08	~5.5	~2.7
Actual Diameter (mm)	20.0-20.4	~16	~12
Metal	Silver
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
8.134	√ 1862.	T3	Rupee	?	55	Ste	Slight differences in reverse ornaments between these two, particularly the presence of a cross on 8.135	C/S
8.135	√ 1862c.	T3a	”	?	55	RJ
8.135C	1862e.	T3a	Half Rupee	?	55			RR
8.136	1863.	T3	Quarter Rupee	?	55			RR

See also Garhakota Mint of Scindias and Coins of the Marathas

Saugor Mint – Shāh ‘Ālam II – Hammered – Silver, Rupee – 1819 – Type 2

Issued to try to prevent the copying of the Saugor rupee at Gurrah Kotah. The coins have Saugor on the obverse and 1819 on the reverse. This coin was first reported by P. Kulkarni (Kulkarni, P., draft of paper in my files from R.D. Shah. Subsequently published: Numismatic Digest (1988/89), vol 12/13, pp. 119-122).

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh Saugor (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, “Saugor” in crude English letters).		ẓarb ravishnagar sāgar sanah 55 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Ravishnagar Saugor in the 55 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). “1819” in English, above the word julūs.

Actual Weight (g)	10.77-11.03
Actual Diameter (mm)	19-20
Metal	Silver
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW. No.	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
8.137	√ 1865.	T4	?	55	Lingen, Noon, Oswal	Ref: HK/Singapore (1997), Sale 25, Lot 676. Three specimens known. See photos	RRR

Saugor Mint – Shāh ‘Ālam II – Hammered – Copper, Pice – 1818 to 1819 – Type 1

If copper coins were issued from the old Saugor mint during the time that the British kept it operating, then they would have been dated RY 55. However the exact style is not known. They could be identified by their Hijri dates (1234 or later). Of the two coins shown below, the Hijri date on the top coin is not clear and that on the bottom coin appears to be 1230 (and therefore not EIC).

	Takka	Pice
Actual Weight (g)	~15	~12
Actual Diameter (mm)	~20	?
Metal	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Obv	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
8.138	√ 1866.	T5d	Takka	?	55	A	Anon		S
8.139	√ 1867.	T5e	”	?	55	B	Anon
8.140	√ 1868.	T5f	”	?	55	C	MW
8.141	√ 1869.	T5j	Pice	?	55		MW		S

Saugor Mint – Hammered – Copper, Pice 1826 – Type 2

P. Kulkarni first reported this coin, which is distinguished particularly by the reverse legend

sanah julūs 45 shāh ‘ālam bādshāh (= in the 45th year of the Emperor Shāh ‘Ālam).		ek pai sa (or sata) masa (= This coin weighs seven mashes).

Official Weight (g)	6.80?
Actual Weight (g)	6.23-6.52
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.9-22.3
Metal	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
8.142	√ 1870.	Ste	See Kulkarni P.P., SNC March 1985, p40	RRR

Saugor Mint – Milled – Silver, Rupee – 1820 to 1831

See Pridmore p. 257-258

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH date] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH date])		ẓarb farruckābād sanah 45 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Farrukhābād in his 45^th year of tranquil prosperity)

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.66	5.83	2.91
Actual Weight (g)	11.62-11.67	?	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.7-25.1	~23	~17
Metal	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained

No dot or inverted v at bottom of obverse

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
8.143	√ 1871.	325	Rupee	Ste, Noon	Distinguished from the rupees struck at other mints by the absence of any privy mark.	N
8.144	1871c.	-	Half Rupee		None found but referred to in IOR. See comments.	NR
8.145	1871e.	-	Quarter Rupee		None found but referred to in IOR. See comments.	NR

Saugor Mint – Milled – Copper, Pice 1826 to 1835

See Pridmore pp. 259-260.

sanah julūs 45 shāh ‘ālam bādshāh (= In the 45th year of the Emperor Shāh ‘Ālam).		The value in two languages: Bengali: ek pai sikka. Persian: yek pai sikka. (Translates as one pai sikka). N.B. trisūl in Persian inscription.

Official Weight (g)

6.48

Actual Weight (g)

6.11-6.55

Actual Diameter (mm)

21.5-24.1

Metal

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obverse	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
8.146	√ 1872.	337	A	RJ	Trident in sīn of julūs	S
8.147	√ 1873.	338	B	Ste, Noon	rosette in sīn of julūs . Comes with thick and thin letters (R. Weir). Also, sometimes appears to have an inverted V above b of bad but see obverse varieties.
8.148	√ 1874.	339	C	Ste, Noon	Spiky rosette in sīn of julūs
8.148C	√ 1874c.	-	C	Vinod Jaiswal	Ek Pai written as Peka Pai. See Journal of the Numismatic Society of Calcutta, 2024, p. 40	RR