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Silver One Rupee Coin of Murtazabad Mint of Rohilkhand Kingdom.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:35,000.00 INR Estimated At:35,000.00 - 45,000.00 INR
Silver One Rupee Coin of Murtazabad Mint of Rohilkhand Kingdom.

Rohilkhand Kingdom, Murtazabad Mint, Silver Rupee, 14 RY,In the name of Shah Alam II,Obv: sikka mubarak shah alam badshah ghazi,Rev: sanah julus, manus maimant, zarb on top arrow mark in manus of letter sin,11.00g, 21.88mm, Unlisted, about very fine, Rare.

Murtazabad is a small Village in Mufti Ganj Tehsil in Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the Varanasi Division, 19 KM towards East from District head quarters Jaunpur. Such a mint name existed only on the Maratha coin of the Maharashtra area which was the name given to Miraj.Occurance of similar name during the 18th -19thcentury from Uttar Pradesh is a good addition to numismatic knowledge.

Specimen has been found with coins of Sambhal and Pali Humayunpur and hence it is a part of a currency bag from Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. As the coin was found it is certain that it was minted by the Rohillas, most probably by Hafiz Rahmat Khan.