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Very Rare Type Akbar Mintless, Monthless and Dateless Type Silver Square Rupee Coin.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:7,000.00 INR Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 INR
Very Rare Type Akbar Mintless, Monthless and Dateless Type Silver Square Rupee Coin.
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Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India.
Akbar (AH 963-1014/1556-1605 AD), Silver Square Rupee, Mintless, Month less and Dateless type, Obv: Persian legend "Allahu Akbar", Rev: Persian legend "Jale Jalalahu", letter "Jim" of "Jalla" at the top elongated, 10.09g, 18.92 x 18.88 mm, test marks, floral decorated fields on both sides, about very fine, Very Rare Type.

Note: This type was introduced by Akbar soon after AH 990 to announce the Islamic millennium, where he would be the supreme leader or Khalifah as it is called in Islam. It eventually helped shroffs or traders counter the discounting of older coins that relied on the date mentioned on the coin to apply it.
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