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Lot # 95 - Silver One Rupee Coin of Sher Shah of Pandua Mint of Suri Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate.
Silver One Rupee Coin of Sher Shah of  Pandua Mint of Suri Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate.
Silver One Rupee Coin of Sher Shah of  Pandua Mint of Suri Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate. Silver One Rupee Coin of Sher Shah of  Pandua Mint of Suri Dynasty of Delhi Sultanate.
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Quick Description
DenominationRupee 01MintPandua (Suri)
MetalSilverYear (AH/VS/SE/AM)AH 947
Full Description:

Delhi Sultanate, Suri Dynasty, Sher Shah (AH 945-952/1538-1545 AD), Pandua Mint, Silver Rupee, AH 947, Complete flan, Obv: The Kalima Shahada on top in two lines, mint Pandua in middle, al-sultan al Adil at bottom, four Caliphs' name in four margins, Rev: Sher Shah al-sultan, khuld Allahu mulkahu with date 947, Nagari legend 'Sri Ser Sahi' at bottom, Farid ud Duniya wa'l din abu'l Muzaffar in margins, 11.5g, 25.56mm, (G&G # D789), about very fine, test marks, Very Rare.

Sher Shah was the only Muslim ruler to issue the coins with this mint name in the entire Islamic coinage of India. The coins were struck here in the years from AH 946-948.

Pandua was one of the oldest towns of Bengal. It is situated in the modern town of Malda in West Bengal and also known as Hazrat Pandua or Firuzabad.