1 Paisa - Sher Shah Suri Narnol
Features
| Issuer |
Sur Empire
(Indian Sultanates)  |
|---|---|
| Sułtan |
Sher Shah Suri (شير شاہ سوري) (1539-1545)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 950-952 (1543-1545) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Paisa (1⁄64) |
| Currency | Rupee (1539-1545) |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Diameter | 23.40 mm |
| Thickness | 6.07 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny, Weight varies 20-21g) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 369686 |
| References | GG# D864 Stan Goron, J. P. Goenka; 2001. The Coins of the Indian Sultanates: Covering the Area of Present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi, Delhi, India. |
Obverse
(en) Ruler's titles
Script: arabski
Reverse
(en) Fi `ahd al-amir al-hami al-din al-dayyan
Edge
Zwykły
Mint
Narnaul, IndiaComments
(en) Mint: Narnol
Sher Shah Suri (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān, was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. Sher Shah was of Pashtun ethnicity, with his name denoting his tribe, Sur. Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540 CE. After his accidental death in 1545 CE, his son Islam Shah became his successor. The influence of his innovations and reforms extended far beyond his brief reign; his arch foe, Humayun, referred to him as “Ustad-I-Badshahan”, teacher of kings. In the seven years of his reign he never lost a battle.
Sher Shah introduced a sound coinage throughout his kingdom based on the silver rupee and the copper paisa. He started his coinage in modern day states of Bihar and Bengal with silver tankas and rupees. The weights of these vary - the tankas were no more than 10.8g whereas the rupees that have survived are between 11.2 and 11.5g. His other innovation was introduction of a copper paisa weighing between 20-21g.
Sher Shah Suri (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān, was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. Sher Shah was of Pashtun ethnicity, with his name denoting his tribe, Sur. Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540 CE. After his accidental death in 1545 CE, his son Islam Shah became his successor. The influence of his innovations and reforms extended far beyond his brief reign; his arch foe, Humayun, referred to him as “Ustad-I-Badshahan”, teacher of kings. In the seven years of his reign he never lost a battle.
Sher Shah introduced a sound coinage throughout his kingdom based on the silver rupee and the copper paisa. He started his coinage in modern day states of Bihar and Bengal with silver tankas and rupees. The weights of these vary - the tankas were no more than 10.8g whereas the rupees that have survived are between 11.2 and 11.5g. His other innovation was introduction of a copper paisa weighing between 20-21g.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 950 (1543) | (en) 1543 CE | 20% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1543-1545) | (en) AH 950 - 952 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| 951 (1544) | (en) 1544 CE | 10% | |||||||||||||
| 952 (1545) | (en) 1545 CE | 10% | |||||||||||||
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