½ Rupee - Shah Alam II
Features
| Issuer |
Bengal Presidency
(British India)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1793-1818 |
| Value | ½ Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1765-1835) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 5.8 g |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 25856 |
| References | KM# 97 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Legend in Persian:Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl Ilah Hami ud-din Muhammad, Shah Alam Badshah
Script: perski (nastaligh)
Lettering:
شاه عالم بادشاه
حامي دين محمد
ساى فضل لله
سكة زد بر حفت كشور
Lettering (regular font):
شاه عالم بادشاه
حامي دين محمد
ساى فضل لله
سكة زد بر حفت كشور
Reverse
(en) Legend in persian:Zarb Murshidabad sanat 19 julus maimanat manus
Script: perski (nastaligh)
Edge
(en) Oblique milled
Image shows how to recognize mints for this type of ½ Rupee from it's obverse
Dot in center of cluster 1 - Dacca mint
Dot in center of cluster 2 - Murshidabad
Dot in center of cluster 3 - Patna mint
No Dot in any of the clusters - Calcutta mint (shown in image)
Mints
| Azimabad, modern-day Patna, India | |
| Jahangirnagar, modern-day Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) |
Comments
(en) - Struck from 1793 to 1818 AD after AH date of 1202 was removed from coinage
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) ١٩ | 
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(en) KM#97.1, Murshidabad mint | 46% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) ١٩ | (en) KM#97.2, Dacca mint | 1.6% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) ١٩ | $ 22 | $ 25 | (en) KM#97.3, Calcutta mint | 49% | |||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) ١٩ | (en) KM#97.4 Proof | 3% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1793-1818) ١٩ | (en) KM#97.4, Patna mint | 1.6% | |||||||||||||
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Languages: EN, HI
Numista Rarity index: 61
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Stephen Album Internet Auction 22 Lot 601 
|
14 Aug 2023 | ND (1793-1818) ١٩ – (en) KM#97.1, Murshidabad mint |
UNC (NGC MS63) |
USD 80.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Stephen Album Rare Coins | ||||||
 |
Stephen Album Internet Auction 22 Lot 602
|
14 Aug 2023 | ND (1793-1818) ١٩ – (en) KM#97.1, Murshidabad mint |
AU (PCGS AU58) |
USD 35.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Stephen Album Rare Coins | ||||||
 |
Katz Auction 84 Lot 1661
|
27 May 2023 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 152.10
(EUR 132.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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