Sikh
Empire – Unidentified Mint E
Silver |
This is another enigmatic issue, hitherto known only from a specimen
published by Rodgers back in 1881. Rodgers gave the mintname as "Muzang
Achhara", though, while "Muzang" is feasible, there is no
justification for the "Achhara" reading. Unfortunately this part of
the legend is off the flan of the present coin. Mozang is today a part of
central Lahore but in Ranjit Singh’s time, as pointed out by Herrli, it was
still a village south of the walled city. Herrli goes on to mention that a
certain Josiah Harlan was striking counterfeit coins at the fort of Gujrat
around this time and that the Mozang coin mentioned by Rodgers may have been the
lone survivor of this activity. The present coin does not appear to be debased.
In style, it looks more like a Multan Rupee than a Lahore one, even having a a not very well engraved tulip in the letter lam of fazl.
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Photo from Baldwin.
Not sure which mint to put this against
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
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Denomination |
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Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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Rupee |
1889 |
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Eighth Rupee |
1889 |
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