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Jagadhari Mint Pseudo mint name Najibabad Silver Rupee Coin of Sikh Feudatory-Najibabad.
Sikh Feudatory-Najibabad, Jagadhari Mint, Pseudo mint name Najibabad, Silver Rupee, AH (12)21 /47 RY, "Saya-e-fazle Elah" Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv: Persian legend "Sikka zad bar haft kishwar Saya-e fazle Elah, Hami dine Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah", Rev: Persian legend "Sana 47 julus" & "zarb Najibabad" off flan at the top, 11.01g, 19.73mm, (KM # 132), no test mark, choice extremely fine, Scarce.
Note: In 1774, Awadh took over Najibabad, a Rohilla mint. In 1801 it passed to the British (AH 1216-1217). It has been established by Prinsep that Najibabad's operations ceased with the rupees of Shah Alam II's RY 43. These rupees with later dates and the Rohilla Katar mintmark were struck elsewhere. A reference is made to an old rupee struck by Rani Sookum in 47, called the "Old Jagadhree". Coins found together are all of the same styles.
Sikh Feudatory-Najibabad, Jagadhari Mint, Pseudo mint name Najibabad, Silver Rupee, AH (12)21 /47 RY, "Saya-e-fazle Elah" Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv: Persian legend "Sikka zad bar haft kishwar Saya-e fazle Elah, Hami dine Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah", Rev: Persian legend "Sana 47 julus" & "zarb Najibabad" off flan at the top, 11.01g, 19.73mm, (KM # 132), no test mark, choice extremely fine, Scarce.
Note: In 1774, Awadh took over Najibabad, a Rohilla mint. In 1801 it passed to the British (AH 1216-1217). It has been established by Prinsep that Najibabad's operations ceased with the rupees of Shah Alam II's RY 43. These rupees with later dates and the Rohilla Katar mintmark were struck elsewhere. A reference is made to an old rupee struck by Rani Sookum in 47, called the "Old Jagadhree". Coins found together are all of the same styles.