Full Description:
Bengal Presidency (AH 1219-1221), Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafa Mint, Silver Rupee, AH 1220/ 48 RY, Floral Border, "ze tayid Elah" Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv: Persian legend "Sikka zad sahib-e-qirani ze tayid Elah, Hami din-e-Muhammad, Shah Alam Badshah" with royal umbrella and jasmine flower in the center, a wreath of roses anti-clockwise, thistles and shamrocks in outer margin, Rev: Persian legend "Zarb Shahjahanabad" with the epithet "Dar ul-khilafa" at the top, "Sana 48 julus, maimanat manus", surrounded by a wreath of roses anti-clockwise, thistles and shamrocks, 10.93g, 24 mm, (Stevens # 8.29), no test mark, about very fine, Very Rare.
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