East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint: First milled issue, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1792-3], type 2, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], central dot in central group of pellets, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 156 [Sale, lot 609]; Stevens 5.5; KM. 99.3). Practically as struck with considerable mint bloom and light peripheral toning, most attractive and very rare £1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, two tickets.

Owner’s ticket.

The mint at Murshidabad, closed since 1777, re-opened in 1792 and milled silver rupees were first struck there in November of that year