Awadh: Wajid Ali Shah (AH1263-1272/1847-1856 AD), Rupee, AH1266/RY 3, Mint Epithet Variety IV, KM#365.1

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Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (Reign 13 February 1847 to 7 February 1856)


Royal coat of arms at the gate of Mausoleum of the Kings of Oudh at
Sibtainabad Imambara, Matiaburj, Kolkata

Mass=11.1 g

Obverse Poetic couplet in rayed circle:

Sikka Zad Bar Sim Wa Zar Fazl Wa Ta'id Ilah
Zill Hazz Wajid Ali Sultan Alam Badshah
Struck coin on silver and gold by the grace and help of God,
Shadow of the True One, Wajid Ali Shah, Sultan of the World, Emperor



Reverse Coat of arms in rayed circle: Two fish; in their mouths humanoid figures holding clubs and flags, supporting a crown surmounted by a parasol with a bird perched on top. Below are a shield and two swords and two clubs. At the bottom is a snake. Legend around: Zarb Mulk Awadh Bait Al-Sultanat Lakhnau Sanat 3 Jalus Maimanat Manus [Struck at Awadh, House of the Sultanate, Lucknow in the third year of (his) reign associated with prosperity]



Note: Two more mint epithet varieties are observed for the Rupee of Wajid Ali Shah. Variety V (KM#365.2) (Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar) and Variety VI (KM#365.3) (Bait Al Sultanate Lakhnau Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar)