Watch List notes:

India, Mughal, Tipu Sultan, silver rupee, Patan mint, Mysore, dated AH 1217 = 1788, Persian (Farsi) legend. GVF. Tipu Sultan or Tipu Shah (1750 ? 1799) was the famous Mysore leader who proved to be a long-standing and implacable enemy of the East India Company. He was killed during the storming of his palace/fortress of Seringapatam (Srirangapatna) in May 1799.