½ Rupee - Brijis Qadr
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Awadh
(Awadh, Indian princely states)
 |
|---|---|
| Prince |
Birjis Qadr (برجيس قدر) (1857-1858)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1229 (1814) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | ½ Rupee |
| Currency | Rupee (1605-1857) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 424177 |
| References | KM# 384 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). |
Obverse
Lettering describing Issuer (As this is a Brijis Qadr issue, this will be of a previous ruler) and state alongside date.
Script: Persian
Lettering:
sikka zad bar haft kishwar sayaye fazle elah, hami-e-dine Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah
١٢٢٩
Translation:
"Coin issued under Muhammad Shah Alam, Emperor"
1229
Reverse
Fish, mint and Regnal Date.
Script: Persian
Lettering:
sana 26 julus
zarb Subah Awadh
Translation:
Year 26 of reign
Minted in Subah (Awadh)
Edge
Plain
Comments
Weight and dimensions can vary, but weight should be around 5.3 - 5.8 grams on average. The Brijis Qadr issues can de distinguished from the earlier originals as by the presence of the mintname Subah Awadh on the bottom of the reverse. This coin has the same lettering as the one rupee piece. Brijis Qadr becoming Nawab briefly during the Sepoy uprising in 1857-1858 as a response to the British East India Company's Siezure of Awadh under the doctrine of lapse. Following the British Capture of Awadh, the kingdom was dis-established.
Mk - 12.07
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1229 (1814) | Frozen Date Issue, 1273-1274. AD 1857-1858 | ||||||||||||||
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