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Durrani Dynasty Mahmud Shah 1st reign Bahawalpur Mint Silver Double Rupee AH 1217 /1 RY, Hand-engrav

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:80,000.00 INR Estimated At:80,000.00 - 100,000.00 INR
Durrani Dynasty Mahmud Shah 1st reign Bahawalpur Mint Silver Double Rupee AH 1217 /1 RY, Hand-engrav
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Durrani Dynasty, Mahmud Shah ( 1st reign AH 1216-1218 /1801-1803 AD),  Bahawalpur Mint, Silver 2 Rupees (Double Rupee), AH 1217 /1 RY, Hand-engraved oblique reading, "Bataufiq Elah" Couplet, Obv: Persian legend "Sikka zad ba zar bataufiq elah, khushru gitistan Mahmud Shah", Rev: Persian legend "zarb Bahawalpur" complete mint name at the bottom & "Sana 1 julus with memanat manus" at the top in two lines, 23.00g, 26.56mm, (KM # 244), beautiful floral motifs on both the sides, fabulous strike, about extremely fine, Very Rare.

Note: In 1803, Mahmud Shah, one of the sons of Timur Shah Durrani, was ousted by his brother Shah Shuja al-Mulk. Shuja ruled as the Emir of Afghanistan for six years before Mahmud Shah overthrew him.