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Lot # 268 - Extremely Rare Silver One Rupee Coin of Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire.
Extremely Rare Silver One Rupee Coin of Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire.
Extremely Rare Silver One Rupee Coin of Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire. Extremely Rare Silver One Rupee Coin of Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire.
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Quick Description
DenominationRupee 01MintUncertain Mint
MetalSilverYear (AH/VS/SE/AM)VS 1889
Full Description:

Sikh Empire, Ranjit Singh, Silver Rupee, Unidentified Sikh mint E, Dated VS 1889 (AD 1832), ‘Nanakshahi’
Couplet, Obv:
 sikka zad bar har do ‘alam fazl-e-sachha sahib ast, fateh tegh-i-guru gobind singh shah nanak wahab ast, Rev: zarb, maimanat julus,bakht akal takht & vs date,10.9g, 23.57mm, (Herrli # 32.01.04) about extremely fine, Exceedingly Rare.

This enigmatic issue is similar in style to contemporary coins of Amritsar. Unlike those, however, it does not bear the double date but a very prominent “1889” and a legend where the mint name should be that has not yet been satisfactorily read. Mint epithet (Sha)hi (samaji) partly visible on top of reverse.